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Jennifer Roy’s Yellow Star (2006) is a novel in verse that recounts the experiences of Syvia Perlmutter, Roy’s aunt, in the Lodz Ghetto, Poland, from February 1940 to January 1945.
Study Guide. Book Brief. Symbols & Motifs. Scarcity is a recurring motif that relates to the hardships of surviving in the Lodz Ghetto. Syvia’s family struggles to survive with little fuel, money, or food. At one point, the family must even sell her ragdoll, demonstrating the family’s desperation.
Yellow Stars. The yellow stars symbolize being Jewish and is how the Nazis identify Jewish people. For the people in the ghetto the yellow stars come to symbolize their liberation. The reflection from the stars causes the Russian pilot to call off the bombings to rescue them.
Summary. Section one begins with an introduction by the author Jennifer Roy on how she came to learn about her Aunt Sylvia’s experience during the Holocaust. Jennifer explains that Sylvia experienced dreams about her time in the Lodz ghetto. Sylvia is the wife of Jennifer’s father’s brother.
Yellow Star by Jennifer Roy is the true story of Syvia Perlmutter, one of twelve children to survive the Lodz ghetto in Poland during World War II. Syvia is four and a half when the Germans invade Poland and her parents, Isaac and Haya, her sister, Dora, and extended members of her family are forced to relocate.
Yellow Star is a compelling and poignant Holocaust memoir written by Jennifer Roy. Published in 2006, this powerful book tells the true story of Syvia Perlmutter, a young Jewish girl who survived the Holocaust in the Warsaw Ghetto during World War II.
The book tells the powerful and heartbreaking story of a young Jewish girl's experience during the Holocaust. Based on the true story of the author's aunt, Syvia, this book offers a unique perspective on the atrocities of World War II.
