Rooftop Secrets and Other Stories of Anti-Semitism

by Lawrence Bush

A collection of eight short stories, with background information and commentary, each dealing with a young Jew's confrontation with anti-Semitism in different periods of Jewish history.

157 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1986

Reviews

[Melvin Marsh · Rating 3 out of 5]

Probably best used to open up a discussion with your discussion about anti-semitism throughout history. Be aware, there are racial slurs in two (I believe) of the stories. Each chapter gives a bit of an introduction, then a fictional account, and then more of a discussion afterwards. I would estimate it as probably best for middle school level readers, but the topics and discussion can be made more deep and sized up for some high schoolers. The title of the book is actually referring to a story in the book of a girl who had a secret spot to go look at the moon.