Hello, America

By nersum | Published: December 1, 2008

The year is 1951 and eighteen-year-old Elli and her mother arrive in New York City. Finally they can leave behind bitter Holocaust memories and become real Americans! From office filing all day, to the challenge of night school, to interpreting the intentions of Alex, a handsome and persistent doctor, Elli soon finds learning English is only half as hard as “making it” in this new world. Against a backdrop of soda shops, skyscrapers, and subways, acclaimed author Livia Bitton-Jackson fuses old-world tradition and modern dreams, in this vivid kaleidoscope of immigrant America.

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  1. By WOW Currents » After the Journey: Immigrants in a New Country on October 19, 2009 at 12:07 am

    [...] Hello, America (2006) by Livia Bitton-Jackson provides an awesome, yet struggling portrayal of a young Jewish girl who has survived Auschwitz and immigrated to America. Although she is welcomed by relatives and survived horrors, she now must face learning a new language and a new way of life in the hectic New York City. [...]

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