Rebecca Rubin


 * "Rebecca" redirects here. For the doll, see Rebecca Rubin (doll).

Rebecca Rubin is the tenth Historical Character of the American Girls, representing early twentieth-century America during the second wave of European immigration. Rebecca was released in 2009.

Personality and Facts
Rebecca is nicknamed "Beckie" by her family. Her mother and grandparents immigrated from Russia. Rebecca's family is Jewish and maintains their heritage. She wants to be an actress like her cousin Max when she grows up. Her family does not approve of her following in Max's footsteps, and they want Rebecca to be a teacher; however, she refuses to take their advice. 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 the 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 also loves to make people laugh. She is described as being lively with a dramatic flair.

Rebecca likes coming together for Sabbath dinner. Her favorite subject in school is arithmetic, and her grandpa calls her a "math whiz." Her favorite book is Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm. She would rather spend her time in the splashing waves at Coney Island.

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--she knew that her family didn't celebrate Christmas, but pressure from others about celebrating the holiday made her feel out of place. Rebecca wants to be liked and praised and dislikes to be talked about negatively. In Rebecca and Ana, Rebecca was embarrassed by her cousin Ana after her classmates at school teased her. Rebecca has shown herself to be courageous and have natural talent.

Rebecca's family speaks fluent Yiddish; while the books are written in English, Yiddish words are integrated into the stories and defined in the back of each book.

American Girl characterizes her as "confident" and "inspiring."

Family and Friends

 * See Also: Minor Characters in Rebecca's Series

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.

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.
 * Leonardo Rossi: the janitor of the apartment where Rebecca lives.
 * Miss Maloney: Rebecca's teacher.

Books
See List of Rebecca's Books

Doll
Main Article: Rebecca Rubin (doll)


 * Face Mold: Josefina Mold
 * Skin: Light
 * Hair: Honey brown, curly, side part, no bangs
 * Eyes: Hazel

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

Meet Accessories

 * Black velveteen hat
 * Shawl
 * Rabbit pin

Collection

 * See Rebecca's Collection

Trivia

 * Rebecca is the first Jewish historical, as well as being the second Jewish character released by American Girl. The first was Lindsey Bergman.
 * If Rebecca was real, she would be 107 years old (very likely deceased)