Rebecca Rubin - 1914
Rebecca is nicknamed "Beckie" by her family. Her mother and grandparents immigrated from Russia. 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 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 ma!es 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.
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