Starred Review Rifka Takes a Bow
Rifka’s parents are actors in the Yiddish Theater in New York, but one day Rifka finds herself center stage in a special role! A slice of immigrant life on New York’s Second Avenue, this is a unique book about a vanished time and a place – the Yiddish theater in the early 20th century―made real through the telling of the true life story of the 96-year-old author as a little girl.
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978-1-5124-9291-0
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Awards
- Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC) Choices
- Notable Award Sydney Taylor Book Award Honor
- Notable Award Children's Book Committee at Bank Street College Best Children's Book of the Year
- Tablet Magazine Best Jewish Kids Books of the Year
- Notable Award Kirkus Best Children's Books
Reviews
The New York Times Book Review
“Vividly capturing a bygone New York, ‘Rifka Takes a Bow’ also celebrates the enduring pleasures of childhood…Written in English, it offers a charming tribute to the droll cadences, reassuring logic and irrepressible humor of Yiddish itself.” —The New York Times Book Review
School Library Journal
“Perlov, herself a child actor in the days of Yiddish radio, paints an affectionate and nostalgic picture of the era with her words. A nice addition to collections wishing to highlight the American Jewish experience.” —School Library Journal
Starred Review Kirkus Reviews
“A memoir told with love and nostalgia….Unusual and unabashedly charming.” —starred, Kirkus Reviews