In "The Devil's Arithmetic", Jane Yolen made the death of Tzipporah unforgettable and real by depicting that the little girl passed away with her finger in her mouth and since she was lifeless, a fly could crawl over her body. Also, Jane revealed that Little Tzipporah passed away in the barracks few days after they came to camp.
Explanation:
Little Tzipporah was the sister to Reuven and the daughter of Yitzchak. Soon after they arrived camp, the little girl passed away. Gitl wept over the passing away of Tzipporah.
"The Devil's Arithmetic" was written by Jane Yolen. It's a historical fictitious event which took place in Poland in the 1940s. It reveals how the Nazis treated their Jewish captives.
