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| name = ''Candlelight for Rebecca''<br />
| image = RebeccaCandlelightBook.jpg<br />
| imagewidth = 300px<br />
| caption = The individual volume cover of ''Candlelight for Rebecca''.<br />
| published = 2009<br />
| author = [[Jacqueline Dembar Greene]]<br />
| illustrator = [[Robert Hunt]]<br />
| isbn = 1593695829<br />
| setting = December 9 - December 11, 1914; New York City<br />
| prev = ''[[Rebecca and Ana]]''<br />
| next = ''[[Rebecca and the Movies]]''<br />
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'''Candlelight for Rebecca''' is the [[Central_Series|third book]] in '''[[List of Rebecca's Books|Rebecca's series]]'''.<br />
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==Characters==<br />
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* [[Rebecca Rubin]]<br />
* [[Vera Rubin]]<br />
* [[Rose Krensky]]<br />
* [[Louis Rubin]]<br />
* [[Sadie and Sophie Rubin]]<br />
* [[Victor Rubin]]<br />
* [[Benny Rubin]]<br />
* [[Minor Characters in Rebecca's Series#Bubbie Shereshevsky|Bubbie Shereshevsky]]<br />
* [[Minor Characters in Rebecca's Series#Grandpa Shereshevsky|Grandpa Shereshevsky]]<br />
* [[Minor Characters in Rebecca's Series#Miss Maloney|Miss Maloney]]<br />
* [[Minor Characters in Rebecca's Series#Lucy Valenti|Lucy Valenti]]<br />
* [[Minor Characters in Rebecca's Series#Gertie|Gertie Lowenstein]]<br />
* [[Minor Characters in Rebecca's Series#Leonardo Rossi|Leonardo Rossi]]<br />
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==Chapter by Chapter Summary==<br />
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===Chapter One: A Holiday Project ===<br />
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===Chapter Two: A Secret Shared ===<br />
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===Chapter Three: Minding Miss Maloney===<br />
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===Chapter Four: A Perfect Present ===<br />
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===[[Looking Back]]: Hanukkah in 1914 ===<br />
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Discusses the holiday season and Hanukkah celebrations during the 1910s. Topics covered:<br />
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* Struggles immigrants faced in trying to preserve their own customs and beliefs while they adapted to the traditions of America.<br />
* The status of Christmas being the biggest holiday of the year, as well as its growing view as being seen as a national holiday rather than only a Christian one.<br />
* Ways schools celebrated Christmas, as many teachers believed that it would help the immigrant children become more like other Americans.<br />
* Differing viewpoints immigrant families had on celebrating non-Jewish holidays, with many believing that they didn't need to or shouldn't celebrate religious holidays that were not a part of their traditions.<br />
* The story of Hanukkah, an eight-day holiday commemorating the rededication of the [[wikipedia:Second Temple|Jewish Second Temple]] following the [[wikipedia:Maccabees|Maccabean revolt]] against [[wikipedia:Antiochus IV Epiphanes|Antiochus IV Epiphanes]] in the 2nd century [[wikipedia:Common Era|BCE]]<br />
* The celebration the Jews' triumph by lighting candles or oil in menorahs for eight days, as well eating fried foods to remind them of the oil that lasted for eight days.<br />
* Differences between how Russian and American Jews celebrated Hanukkah, with many Jews from other countries viewing Hanukkah as a minor holiday.<br />
* The growth of Hanukkah in America due to greater religious freedom, leading to the holiday being celebrated by family gatherings and gift giving.<br />
* Rising popularity of department stores during the 1910s, leading to both Christmas and Hanukkah becoming bigger holidays with an increase in gift shopping.<br />
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==Items Associated with ''Candlelight for Rebecca''==<br />
* [[Rebecca's Hanukkah Dress]]<br />
* [[Rebecca's Hanukkah Set]]<br />
* [[Rebecca's Sabbath Set]]<br />
* [[Rebecca's Sideboard]]<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
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* Hanukkah in 1914 started on the evening of December 12, which was a Saturday.<ref>[http://www.timeanddate.com/calendar/custom.html?year=1914&month=12&country=1&typ=1&cols=3&hol=16409&display=1&df=1 Calendar for December 1914]</ref> ''Candlelight for Rebecca'' ends on the evening of December 11, which was a Friday.<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Rebecca Rubin]]<br />
[[Category:Rebecca's Collection]]<br />
[[Category:Holiday Books]]<br />
[[Category:Books]]<br />
[[Category:Central Series]]<br />
[[Category:Historical Books]]<br />
[[Category:Holiday Collections]]<br />
[[Category:Items Released in 2009]]<br />
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