| Author: | Ed Goldberg | ISBN: | 9781601741066 |
| Publisher: | GCT, Inc. | Publication: | December 17, 2010 |
| Imprint: | Uncial Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Ed Goldberg |
| ISBN: | 9781601741066 |
| Publisher: | GCT, Inc. |
| Publication: | December 17, 2010 |
| Imprint: | Uncial Press |
| Language: | English |
Sammy Itzkowitz was born on Christmas in a hole in the ground, under the home of a brave Polish family who hid his Jewish family from the Nazis.After coming to Brooklyn at war's end, Sammy awaits with eager anticipation the arrival of the holidays: his birthday, Hanukkah and Christmas. He is dismayed to discover what he sees as indifference to the true meaning of Christmas, and ignorance of Hanukkah in America.After a frustrating incident at school, he stages a shocking protest to make people focus on his favorite time of the year for the real reasons the holidays exist. He becomes a little boy on a moral crusade.Only an intervention by his favorite Brooklyn Dodger hero can possibly save the day.
Sammy Itzkowitz was born on Christmas in a hole in the ground, under the home of a brave Polish family who hid his Jewish family from the Nazis.After coming to Brooklyn at war's end, Sammy awaits with eager anticipation the arrival of the holidays: his birthday, Hanukkah and Christmas. He is dismayed to discover what he sees as indifference to the true meaning of Christmas, and ignorance of Hanukkah in America.After a frustrating incident at school, he stages a shocking protest to make people focus on his favorite time of the year for the real reasons the holidays exist. He becomes a little boy on a moral crusade.Only an intervention by his favorite Brooklyn Dodger hero can possibly save the day.
