Rebecca Rubin

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

Rebecca Rubin
Basic Information
Full Name	Rebecca Rubin
Birth	April 4, 1905
Nickname(s)	Beckie
Series Data
First Appearance	Meet Rebecca; The Sound of Applause; Rebecca: The Sound of Applause
Series Location	New York City, New York
Series Timeline	September 1914 - Autumn 1916
Family Relationships
Father	Louis Rubin
Mother	Mama Rubin
Sibling(s)	Sadie and Sophie Rubin Victor Rubin Benny Rubin
Uncle(s)	Jacob Rubin
Aunt(s)	Fannie Rubin
Grandparents	Bubbie Shereshevsky Grandpa Shereshevsky
Cousin(s)	Josef Rubin Michael Rubin Ana Rubin Max Shepard
Friends or Other Relationships
Noted Friends and Peers	Rose Krensky

Rebecca Rubin is the tenth Historical Character, representing early twentieth-century America during the second wave of European immigration, with emphasis on Jewish-American culture. Rebecca was released in 2009 and was part of the BeForever collection.

Personality

Rebecca is nicknamed "Beckie" by her family. Her mother and grandparents immigrated from Russia, as did her father's parents. Rebecca's family is Jewish and maintains a commitment to 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. She also has a knack for business and making money, as shown in Meet Rebecca, similar to her father. Due to the fact that Rebecca gets hand-me-downs from her twin sisters, she has two sets of almost all her outfits. She shares them with her cousin Ana.

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 wants to be allowed to light the Sabbath candles instead of her sisters, who always received praise for looking and acting grown-up. In Rebecca to the Rescue, she's envious because her brother gets 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 can be a little bossy, especially when she's directing plays, and tends to want things to go her way, which was highlighted in Changes for Rebecca and My Journey with Rebecca.

Rebecca likes coming together with her family 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 than be anywhere else.

Rebecca struggles with trying to fit in with mainstream American culture and maintain her commitment to her culture and religious beliefs as well. This is most evident in Candlelight for Rebecca--her family doesn't celebrate Christmas, but pressure from others about celebrating the holiday and the emphasis of Christmas being an "American" holiday makes her feel out of place. Rebecca wants to be liked and praised and dislikes being 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; the books are written in English and Yiddish words are integrated into the stories and defined in the back of each book.

American Girl characterizes her as "confident" and "inspiring" while the American Girl shop section describes her as charismatic.

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 Shereshevsky: Grandmother.
• Grandpa Shereshevsky: 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 Jewish classmate and 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

The Rebecca Doll.

Main article: Rebecca Rubin (doll)

• Face Mold: Josefina Mold
• Skin: Light
• Hair: Honey brown
• Eyes: Hazel

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.

See also

• Locations in Rebecca's Series

References and Footnotes

• Full Historical List
• BeForever Historical List

American Girl Historical Characters
1760s Kaya'aton'my ♦	1770s Felicity Merriman ♦ ★	1810s Caroline Abbott ♦ ★	1820s Josefina Montoya ♦
1850s Cécile Rey ★ and Marie-Grace Gardner ★	1850s Kirsten Larson ★	1860s Addy Walker ♦	1900s Samantha Parkington ♦
1910s Rebecca Rubin ♦	1920s Claudie Wells	1930s Kit Kittredge ♦	1940s Nanea Mitchell ♦
1940s Molly McIntire ♦	1950s Maryellen Larkin ♦	1960s Melody Ellison ♦	1970s Julie Albright ♦
1980s Courtney Moore	2000s Nicki Hoffman and Isabel Hoffman
★ Archived / ♦ Part of the BeForever Collection

BeForever-Revised and Released Historical Characters
1760s Kaya'aton'my	1770s Felicity Merriman ♦ ★	1810s Caroline Abbott ★	1820s Josefina Montoya
1860s Addy Walker	1900s Samantha Parkington ♦	1910s Rebecca Rubin	1930s Kit Kittredge
1940s Nanea Mitchell ♥	1940s Molly McIntire ♦ ★	1950s Maryellen Larkin ♥	1960s Melody Ellison ♥
1970s Julie Albright
★ Archived | ♦ Re-released for BeForever | ♥ First Released in BeForever