With a Needle & Thread
A Jewish Folktale from Cuba
Community and history are stitched together in this heartfelt tale about coming together to make a whole greater than the sum of its parts. Romi cherishes the dress that her grandmother, the seamstress of their tiny Jewish town in Cuba, made for her; when she outgrows it, it becomes a baby blanket for a new arrival. The dress transforms several times, along with Romi and the town: into a prayer shawl, a wedding canopy, and, finally, a tablecloth big enough for everyone she calls family.
Reviewed by
Danielle Ballantyne
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