Yellow Star

“Live for Today”

People cheer up with the brighter, warmer weather. There are new babies born, as well as weddings and dances.

“Missing”

Hava goes for a walk and never returns.

“Tea with the Queen”

Itka and Syvia talk through their dolls about where Hava is. One doll suggests that she must be having tea with the Queen, although the girls know that this would never happen.

“Two Sides”

Syvia’s parents argue about whether Syvia should always stay inside. Syvia says that she will stay inside so as not to worry her mother; secretly, she is too scared to go outside anymore.

“Dreams”

Dora wakes from a nightmare where Syvia goes missing, like Hava. She takes Syvia into her bed and hugs her.

“My Day (Now That I’m Not Allowed Outside)”

While Syvia’s family is at work, she cleans, plays with her doll, and counts the cracks in the apartment.

“Goodbye, Dust!”

Syvia sings songs for herself, like “Goodbye, dust!”

“The Law”

The Nazis randomly kill inhabitants of the ghetto for no reason; no one can object, as “the Nazis are the law” (54). This confuses Syvia. She hopes that she won’t die.

“The Woman in the House”

Through the fence, Syvia sees a woman come out of a white house with a dog. The house has flowers outside, not vegetables.