Hanukkah, Schmanukkah! Book
This hardcover features three rabbis from Hanukkah past, present, and future that haunt old man Scroogemacher’s dreams in this parody of Dickens’ Christmas Carol. They frighten the miserly sweatshop owner who is so cruel that he even keeps his workers late on the last night of Hanukkah, dismissing their complaints with scorn, Hanukkah, Shmanukkah! They point out that Hanukkah stands for freedom, that he was once a penniless immigrant, that his workers have rights, and that generations of American Jews still remember and observe the ancient holiday. Packed into the story are capsule summaries of the journey to America, Jewish American labor history, and a vision of a multicultural world where children learn in peace and harmony and women can become rabbis. The style is heavy in Yiddishisms and Yinglish syntax. Large, color illustrations portray character, setting, and action nicely. First Edition
2005
Hyperion Books for Children
ISBN 078685179-19780786851799 Esme Raji Codell & Leuyen Pham
