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Overview of the Book
Letters from Rifka is a historical young adult novel by acclaimed author Karen Hesse, published in 1992. The story is presented as a series of letters written by a young Jewish girl named Rifka Nebrot to her cousin, Tovah, who remains behind in Russia. The narrative follows Rifka’s harrowing journey of immigration from her home in Berdichev, Ukraine, in 1919, fleeing the persecution of the Russian Civil War and anti-Semitic violence. letters from rifka pdf
