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King fills ancient Jerusalem with statues of Greek gods and destroys the Jewish temple feisty Alexandra takes up reed pen ink and sheet Alexandra's Scroll PDFEPUB ² of papyrus and turns “scribe”In her scroll Alexandra records the everyday happenings of her life as well as the events of the Jewish rebellion led by the Maccabees When her father joins the resistance against the Greek authorities Alexandra Scroll The
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Alexandra's Scroll The Story of the First HanukkahStory Kindle must leave her friends and the city she loves The victory of the Maccabees three years later returns the family to Jerusalem—to old friends new ones and for Alexandra a new lifePlace and time are recreated in this story Scroll The Story of the PDF or of a girl caught up in the events that led to the rebuilding of the temple the miracle of oil that burns eight days and the celebration of the first Hanukkah
FREE MOBI í DOC Alexandra's Scroll The Story of the First Hanukkah î☆ CITYBREAKSCHEAP Alexandra's Scroll The Story of the First HanukkahA great book to help children learn about the history of the holiday of Hanukkah It's well written in first person thrid person and other styles to bring together the feeling of seeing what is happening and reading her accounts for her journal I highly recommend it I loved its history and personal tail even if its mostly fictio
FREE MOBI í DOC Alexandra's Scroll The Story of the First Hanukkah î☆ CITYBREAKSCHEAP Alexandra's Scroll The Story of the First HanukkahAn excellent historical fiction for late elementary and middle school kids The reality of life under Antiochus comes to life sometimes painfully in this book
FREE MOBI í DOC Alexandra's Scroll The Story of the First Hanukkah î☆ CITYBREAKSCHEAP Alexandra's Scroll The Story of the First Hanukkahgr 4 8 113 pgs165 BCE Israel Alexandra is surprised when her parents encourage her to write down her thoughts of what is happening in Jerusalem She can't imagine a girl being a scribe But her parents provide her with papyrus ink and encouragement As the situation worsens for Jews under Greek Syrian rule Alexandra describes how they are denied the right to practice their religion and the harsh penalties for those who are caught doing so She also talks about how a group of Jews the Maccabees are fighting to be free to practice their religion
FREE MOBI í DOC Alexandra's Scroll The Story of the First Hanukkah î☆ CITYBREAKSCHEAP Alexandra's Scroll The Story of the First HanukkahI love historical fictionwhen i found a book with my history in it i was overjoyedthis book portrays the life in בית שני beautifullyit makes one wish that there was a בית המקדש today
FREE MOBI í DOC Alexandra's Scroll The Story of the First Hanukkah î☆ CITYBREAKSCHEAP Alexandra's Scroll The Story of the First HanukkahEmotionally touching story of the roots of Hannukah and the taking and restoration of Jerusalem