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Memory is the central theme of The Devil's Arithmetic. As a twelve-year-old girl living in modern day New York City, Hannah doesn't understand her family's need to remember the past and the Holocaust. Only by experiencing the Holocaust firsthand does Hannah come to understand her grandparents' suffering and the importance of memory.

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simile-“Hannah felt hope, like a small bubble, rise from her empty stomach
Metaphor-Especially these days when laughter is our only weapon”

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Hannah Stern an American-born Jewish adolescent, is uninterested in the culture, faith and customs of her relatives; however, Hannah begins to revaluate her heritage when she has a supernatural experience that transports her back to a Nazi death camp in 1941. There, she meets a young girl named Rivkah a fellow captive in the camp. As Rivkah and Hannah struggle to survive in the face of daily atrocities, they form an unbreakable bond.

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Hannah Stern is a young Jewish girl living in New Rochelle, NY. She and her family, including her parents and younger brother Aaron, are to attend a Passover Seder at her grandparent's home. Hannah has no interest in attending. She is tired of hearing about the past and is uncomfortable listening to her Grandma Will rant about his experiences in the concentration camp.

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The book is about Hannah Stern, a Jewish girl who lives in New Rochelle, New York and is sent back in time to experience the Holocaust. During a Passover Seder, Hannah is transported back in time to 1942 Poland, during World War II, where she is sent to a death camp and learns the importance of knowing about the past.

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Rivkah
Hannah stern
Will
Chaya Abramowicz
Aaron Stern