Rebecca Rubin
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- "Rebecca" redirects here. For the doll, see Rebecca Rubin (doll).
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[edit] Basic Facts
- Name: Rebecca Rubin
- Birthday: April 4th, 1905 [1]
- Series Location: New York City, New York
- Series Timeline: 1914-1915
[edit] Personality and Facts
Rebecca is nicknamed "Beckie" by her family. Her family is ethnically Russian; her mother and grandparents immigrated. Rebecca's family is Jewish and maintain their heritage. Rebecca wants to be an actress (like her cousin Max) when she grows up; however, her family does not find this respectable and are expecting her to be a teacher. She wants to appear more grown up than she is, despite the mocking from her older sisters. She is thoughtful and generous. Rebecca often accompanies her father to help work at his shoe store. She likes to crochet and is very good at it. Due to the fact that Rebecca gets hand me downs from her twin sisters, she has two sets of almost all her outfits.
Rebecca loves to be the center of attention or "in the spotlight", often being a little envious of her siblings for getting more attention than she does. In Meet Rebecca she wanted to be the one to light Sabbath candles instead of her sisters who always received praised for looking and acting grown-up. In Rebecca to the Rescue, she was envious because her brother was getting lots of attention leading up to his Bar Mitzvah.
Rebecca struggles with trying to fit in to American culture and balance her own religion and cultural beliefs as well. This was most evident in Candlelight for Rebecca--Rebecca knew that her family didn't celebrate Christmas, but pressure from others about celebrating the holiday made her feel out of place. Often Rebecca wants to be liked and praised and dislikes to be talked about negatively. In Rebecca and Ana Rebecca was so embarrassed by her cousin after the class teased her that she almost wished Ana would disappear from the school. Rebecca has shown herself to be courageous and have natural talent.
American Girl characterizes her as "confident" and "inspiring."
[edit] Family and Friends
- See Also: Minor Characters in Rebecca's Series
[edit] Family
- Louis Rubin: Father
- Mama Rubin: Mother.
- Sadie and Sophie Rubin: Older twin sisters.
- Victor Rubin: Older Brother.
- Benny Rubin: Younger Brother.
- Bubbie: Grandmother.
- Grandpa: Grandfather.
- Jacob Rubin: Uncle.
- Fannie Rubin: Aunt
- Josef Rubin: Cousin.
- Michael Rubin: Cousin.
- Ana Rubin: Cousin.
- Max Shepard: Mama's cousin.
[edit] Friends and Minor Characters:
- Rose Krensky: a classmate who is Jewish like Rebecca and a close friend.
- Lily Armstrong: an actress who works with Max.
- Gertie Lowenstein: a classmate of Rebecca's.
- Sarah Goldstein: another classmate of Rebecca's.
- Lucy Valenti: a classmate of Rebecca's.
- Mr. Rossi: the janitor where Rebecca lives.
- Miss Muloney: Rebecca's teacher.
[edit] Books
[edit] Doll
Main Article: Rebecca Rubin (doll)
- Face Mold: Josefina Mold
- Skin: Light/pale
- Hair: Honey brown, curly, side part, no bangs
- Eyes: Hazel
[edit] Meet Outfit
- Red drop waisted dress with black velvet trim and gold buttons
- Black stockings
- White bloomers
- White and black high button shoes
- Oval gold hair clip
[edit] Meet Accessories
- Black velveteen hat
- Shawl
- Rabbit pin
[edit] Collection
[edit] Trivia
- Rebecca is the first Jewish historical, as well as being the second Jewish character released by American Girl. The first was Lindsey Bergman.
[edit] See Also
[edit] References and Footnotes
- ↑ In Rebecca and the Movies, Rebecca and Rose are out on a Saturday afternoon during Passover. Rebecca says her birthday is the next day--Sunday. Passover was from Tuesday, March 30 to Tuesday, Apr 6th in 1915. The only Sunday in that time frame is the 4th of April.
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