Zipporah "Zippy" Feldman (born June Zipporah "Zippy" Silver (née Feldman; born June 23, ) was the youngest daughter of Jewish parents, Sarah and Yekl. She was also the sister of Tovah and Miriam Feldman. Her best friends were Blu Wolf and Yitzy Silver.
Zipporah was born on June Dear America is a series of historical fiction novels for children published by Scholastic starting in By , the series had 12 titles with million copies in print. [1]. The series was canceled in with its final release, Hear My Sorrow. However, it was relaunched in the fall of
An award-winning author presents Meet Zipporah Feldman. In Russia, Zipporah Feldman and her family had been told America was the “Golden Country.” When she arrived at her new home, Zipporah was rudely awakened by the true conditions of most new immigrants. Read her reaction from her diary: It is awful, this tenement apartment.
Gr 4-8--Zipporah Feldman, a 12-year-old Jewish Zipporah "Zippy" Feldman (born June 23, ) was a Russian Jewish immigrant, who settled in New York City with her family. She was the third daughter of Sarah and Yekl, and the younger sister of Tovah and Miriam.
Twelve-year-old Zippy, a Jewish immigrant
Dreams in the Golden Country: The Diary of Zipporah Feldman, a Jewish Immigrant Girl is a historical fiction book written by Kathryn Lasky. It is the ninth book in the Dear America series by Scholastic. The book was published in March and was followed by Standing in the Light. 
The theme of personal This book tells the story of Zipporah Feldman, a year-old Jewish immigrant girl from Russia. She chronicles her family’s struggles and adjustments to life in New York City. Through diary entries, Zippy shares her dreams of becoming an actress while facing the cultural changes of the new world.
Summary. Twelve-year-old Zippy, a Book: Dreams in the Golden Country, The Diary of Zipporah Feldman, A Jewish Immigrant: New York City, Kathryn Lasky, Zipporah, called Zippy, is twelve years old and sitting on a trunk in Ellis Island when we meet her.
The hopes and dreams of a Kathryn Lasky (born June 24, ) [1] is an American children's writer who also writes for adults under the names Kathryn Lasky Knight and E. L. children's books include several Dear America books, The Royal Diaries books, Sugaring Time, The Night Journey, Wolves of the Beyond, and the Guardians of Ga'Hoole series.