Hanukkah

by David Rose, Gill Rose

Clark, Anne, Rose, Gill, Rose, David

32 pages, Paperback

First published February 1, 1998

Reviews

[Charissa Dubin]

This book tells the story of the establishment of Hanukkah, a Jewish religious holiday, as well as shares information about the current practices that are part of the holiday. It tells of the history and background of the events that led up to the first Hanukkah, when the tiny army of the Jews defeated their Syrian oppressors who had made it illegal for them to worship God. This book also tells the history of the traditions that go along with Hanukkah, such as the game Dreidel, which Jews had used to trick their enemies.

This book is an easy-to-read overview of the holiday of Hanukkah. There are lots of pictures showing the different aspects of the holiday. It taught me some things I didn't know about Hanukkah before, such as that some families have a tradition of eating cheese because a women used cheese to kill an enemy during the war for religious freedom. She got him to eat a lot of cheese, which made him thirsty, which led to him drinking far too much wine, and then she cut off his head. This book would be a great resource for introducing kids to Hanukkah.