In the bitter desolation of Siberia, Esther and her family fight to stay alive. It is June The Rudomin family has been arrested by the Russians. They are "capitalists--enemies of the people." Forced from their home and friends in Vilna, Poland, they are herded into crowded cattle cars. Their destination: the endless steppe of Siberia/5(). For five years, Esther and her family live in exile, weeding potato fields and working in mines, fighting against all odds to stay alive. It is not an easy life. But through it all, Esther sustains the hope that one day she will return to Poland - and to freedom. A National Book Award finalist, The Endless Steppe is the true story of Esther Rudomin Hautzig's girlhood in World War II Siberia. For over 25 years, this /5(). This is a fantastic story of a Jewish family’s struggles with deportation to Siberia and ultimate triumph. Virtually all of them survive and the family remains together the entire time. Their exile to Siberia turned out to be an incredible stroke of good luck in the long run, though they suffered greatly/5().
Buy The Endless Steppe: Growing Up in Siberia Reprint by Hautzig, Esther Rudomin (ISBN: ) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The Endless Steppe: growing up in Siberia by Hautzig, Esther, Publication date Topics Hautzig, Esther, -- Juvenile literature, Hautzig, Esther Rudomin, Hautzig, Esther, , Authors, American -- Biography. To Esther Rudomin at eleven Siberia meant the metaphor: isolation, criminals and cruel punishment, snow and wolves; but even in Siberia there is satisfaction from making a friend of a prickly classmate, from seeing a Deanna Durbin movie four times, from earning and studying and eventually belonging. Especially in Siberia, where not wolves but hunger and dirt and cold are endemic, where.
The Endless Steppe by Esther Hautzig Summary Study Guide. For five years, Esther and her family live in exile, weeding potato fields and working in mines, fighting against all odds to stay alive. It is not an easy life. But through it all, Esther sustains the hope that one day she will return to Poland - and to freedom. A National Book Award finalist, The Endless Steppe is the true story of Esther Rudomin Hautzig's girlhood in World War II Siberia. For over 25 years, this extraordinary book has touched the hearts of young people around the world. This is a fantastic story of a Jewish family’s struggles with deportation to Siberia and ultimate triumph. Virtually all of them survive and the family remains together the entire time. Their exile to Siberia turned out to be an incredible stroke of good luck in the long run, though they suffered greatly.
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