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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>These are '''minor characters''' in the [[Rebecca Rubin|Rebecca stories.]]<br />
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==Clara Adler==<br />
A young woman who organized a worker's strike in ''[[Changes for Rebecca]]''.<br />
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==Barbara==<br />
A camp counselor at Camp Nokomis. She generally looks over the Crafts tent and is mainly addressed as Babs.<br />
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==Leo Berg==<br />
A pesky classmate of Rebecca's. His full name is Leopold. He is nasty, mean, and very demanding.<br />
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==Mrs. Berg==<br />
Leo's mother. She wants the best out of life and appears to be very well off. She admires Rebecca's crochet work and pays her a quarter for the doily she is given.<br />
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==Olivia Berry==<br />
A member of the New Amsterdam theater's Ziegfeld Follies. She immigrated to America from Ireland when she was a child and is well acquainted with Mr. O'Hara.<br />
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Rebecca meets and befriends her in ''[[The Showstopper]]''.<br />
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==Bess==<br />
A young woman who works as an extra for Banbury Cross Studio. She's only seen in ''[[Rebecca and the Movies]]''.<br />
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==Frankel Brodsky==<br />
The husband of Miriam Brodsky. He and his wife pick up their infant niece, Nora, from Francesca Martuscelli, who had been babysitting her, in ''[[A Bundle of Trouble]]''.<br />
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==Miriam Brodsky==<br />
Morris Brodsky's cousin. In ''[[A Bundle of Trouble]]'', she's seen assisting her cousin move into his family's new apartment and looking after his wife and infant daughter.<br />
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==Morris and Naomi Brodsky==<br />
A married couple who moves into the Rubins' apartment building in ''[[A Bundle of Trouble]]''. Mr. Brodky works two jobs, one at a factory and another as an English tutor at the settlement house, to afford their new apartment and to pay for his wife's treatments as she was suffering from an eye infection.<br />
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==Nora Brodsky==<br />
The four-month-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Brodsky. She's only seen in ''[[A Bundle of Trouble]]''.<br />
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==Mr. Cager==<br />
The director of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden.<br />
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==Daisy==<br />
A vaudeville performer who is acquainted with Max Shepherd. She stays with the Rubins for a few days in October 1914.<br />
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Daisy is only mentioned in ''[[The Glow of the Spotlight: My Journey with Rebecca]]'', and it is possible for the unnamed protagonist to take on Daisy's identity if the reader chooses so.<br />
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==Lawrence B. Diamond==<br />
The director that Max and Lily work for at ''Banbury Cross Studios''. He is addressed as both "L.B. Diamond" and "The Grand Pooh-Bah".<br />
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==Roddy Fitzgerald==<br />
An Irish carpenter that works at the studio where [[Max Shepard|Max]] works.<br />
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==Flora==<br />
An employee at the Victory theater. She and Olivia Berry used to work at the same department store, but has since resented Olivia after accusing her of stealing a boyfriend.<br />
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Rebecca and Ana are hired in ''[[The Showstopper]]'' to help Flora with farm work.<br />
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==Otto Geller==<br />
A boy that goes to Rebecca's school.<br />
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==Nathaniel Gibney==<br />
A boy seen taking classes and volunteering at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden.<br />
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==Sarah Goldstein==<br />
A classmate of Rebecca's. Her family is Jewish.<br />
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==Oscar Hammerstein==<br />
The owner of the Victory Theater. In ''[[The Showstopper]]'' he meets Rebecca and Ana and has them spy on the New Amsterdam theater.<br />
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==Mrs. Henks==<br />
A women seen getting arrested in ''[[A Bundle of Trouble]]'' for abducting young children alongside a male accomplice.<br />
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==Miss Henry==<br />
A woman seen accompanying Rebecca and a group of girls to Camp Nokomis in ''[[Secrets at Camp Nokomis]]''.<br />
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==Don Herringbone==<br />
An actor that Rebecca meets in ''[[Rebecca and the Movies]]''.<br />
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==Otto Holbein==<br />
A boy in Rebecca's class. He's only seen in ''[[The Glow of the Spotlight: My Journey with Rebecca]]'', answering a multiplication question for another student.<br />
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==Officer Kelly==<br />
A New York City policeman seen arresting Mrs. Henks and her accomplice for kidnapping in ''[[A Bundle of Trouble]]''.<br />
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==Mr. Levy==<br />
A member of the garment workers' union. He is seen giving a speech at the Labor Day picnic in ''[[Changes for Rebecca]]''.<br />
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==Gertie Lowenstein==<br />
A friend of Rebecca's that goes to her school.<br />
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==Mabel==<br />
The dressmaker at ''Banbury Cross Studios''.<br />
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==Miss Maloney==<br />
Rebecca's fourth grade teacher.<br />
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==Francesca Martuscelli==<br />
An Italian girl Rebecca meets and befriends in ''[[A Bundle of Trouble]]''.<br />
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==Luigi Martuscelli==<br />
The older brother of Francesca Martuscelli. In ''[[A Bundle of Trouble]]'', he befriends [[Victor Rubin]] and accompanies him as they pull practical jokes.<br />
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==Mr. Martuscelli==<br />
The owner of ''Martuscelli's Homemade Ices and Gelato'' and the father of Luigi, Francesca and Vincenza Martuscelli.<br />
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==Vinzenca Martuscelli==<br />
The infant daughter of Mr. Martuscelli. She's usually taken of by her older sister, Francesca.<br />
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==Darby O'Hara==<br />
An Irish immigrant who works as the head set painter for the Victory Theater. [[Michael Rubin]] works for him in ''[[The Showstopper]]''.<br />
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==Tilly Parker==<br />
A member of the New Amsterdam theater's Ziegfeld Follies.<br />
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==Mr. and Mrs. Pomerantz==<br />
The Rubins' neighbors. They're only seen in ''[[The Crystal Ball]]''.<br />
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==Edna Rogenetsky==<br />
Sergei Rogenetsky's older sister. She's the only person in her family with a job, working at a factory. Rebecca and the protagonist visit her workplace in ''[[The Glow of the Spotlight: My Journey with Rebecca]]'' to give her a message regarding her baby brother's illness.<br />
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==Mr and Mrs. Rogenetsky==<br />
The parents of Sergei and Edna Rogenetsky. Mr. Rogenetsky hasn't found a job yet and his wife is acquainted with [[Vera Rubin]], whom she met at the synagogue.<br />
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==Sergei Rogenetsky==<br />
A boy in Rebecca's school, addressed as "Sam Rogen" by Miss Maloney. His father is unemployed and his baby brother is suffering from whooping cough, causing his apartment building to get quarantined. He's only seen in ''[[The Glow of the Spotlight: My Journey with Rebecca]]''.<br />
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==Leonardo Rossi==<br />
A janitor who lives in the same building as Rebecca.<ref>[[The Crystal Ball]], pg. 52: ''[Mr. Rossi] extended a shaky right hand. "Leonardo Rossi," he said.''</ref><br />
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==Mrs. Rothstein==<br />
The seamstress at the Victory Theater. She measures Rebecca and Ana for costumes in ''[[The Showstopper]]''.<br />
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==Millie Santini==<br />
The daughter of one of Mr. Rossi's friends's neighbors. From New Jersey, Millie was sent to New York in October 1914 because of a whooping cough outbreak, and Mr. Rossi was asked to take her in, though he doesn't have the space.<br />
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Millie Santini is only mentioned in ''[[The Glow of the Spotlight: My Journey with Rebecca]]'', and it is possible for the unnamed protagonist to take on Millie's identity if the reader chooses so.<br />
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==Mr. Schwartz==<br />
A peddler on Orchard Street. Rebecca purchases six potatoes from him in ''[[The Glow of the Spotlight: My Journey with Rebecca]]'' and attempts to bargain the price.<br />
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==Bubbie Shereshevsky==<br />
Rebecca's maternal grandmother.<ref name="familytree">See [[Talk:Minor Characters in Rebecca's Series#Screencap of Rebecca's Family Tree|the talk page and screencap]].</ref><ref name="Grandparents">''[[The Glow of the Spotlight: My Journey with Rebecca]]'', pg 33; ''Rebecca's mother gestures to an older couple. "These are Rebecca's grandparents, Mr and Mrs Shereshevsky[.]''</ref> She is an immigrant from Russia and is Jewish.<br />
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"Bubbie" is a Yiddish term for "grandmother", not her given name. <br />
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==Grandpa Shereshevsky==<br />
Rebecca's maternal grandfather.<ref name="familytree"></ref><ref name="Grandparents" /> He is an immigrant from Russia and is Jewish.<br />
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==Dominic Silvestri==<br />
A handyman who works in New York City. He teams up with Madame Verona and a young boy to swindle Mr. Rossi in ''[[The Crystal Ball]]''.<br />
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==Mr. Simon==<br />
The owner of the Uptown Coat Company.<br />
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==Mr. Schneider==<br />
A doctor in New York City. In ''[[The Showstopper]]'' he's called to look over Olivia Berry, and diagnosis her ailment as arsenic poisoning.<br />
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==Mr. and Misako Tanaka==<br />
[[Ana Rubin]]'s neighbors in Brooklyn, who helped Ana's family settle in the neighborhood. The Tanakas are originally from Japan, having been brought over to the United States by [[wikipedia:Takeo Shiota|Takeo Shiota]]. Both are employed at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden; Mr. Tanaka works as the gardener and Mrs. Tanaka welcomes guests at the teahouse. Mrs. Tanaka is also skilled in [http://www.japan-zone.com/culture/ikebana.shtml ikebana].<br />
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The Tanakas are only seen in [[A Growing Suspicion]].<br />
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==Frank Teller==<br />
The doorman at the New Amsterdam Theater. He and Flora were previously engaged before Flora learned of Frank's true feelings for Olivia Berry.<br />
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==Jeremiah Turnbull==<br />
The chairman of the health committee of a country town. He's only seen in ''[[Secrets at Camp Nokomis]]''.<br />
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==Lucy Valenti==<br />
A classmate and friend of Rebecca's.<br />
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==Mr. and Mrs. Van den Meter==<br />
A wealthy couple seen in ''[[A Growing Suspicion]]''. After returning from Japan, the couple visits the Japanese garden at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden and decide to donate money to help fund for a public sand garden.<br />
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Mrs. Van den Meter also donates some of her orchids to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, where they are displayed until she wants them back.<br />
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==Madame Verona==<br />
A woman who works as a fortune teller in New York City. She teams up with Mr. Silvestri and a young boy to swindle Mr. Rossi in ''[[The Crystal Ball]]''.<br />
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==Virginia==<br />
A camp counselor at Camp Nokomis, looking over the eleven-year-old girls. She is addressed as Ginny by her campers.<br />
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==Miss Ward==<br />
A woman who runs a workshop in the Children's Garden at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden.<br />
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==Mr. Ziegfeld==<br />
The owner of the New Amsterdam theater and the producer for the Ziegfeld Follies. He and Olivia Berry are in a relationship, and he gifted her a cockatoo named Sweetie.<br />
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