Rebecca Rubinstein is a freelance writer and Jewish educator. She has
designed and written a number of childrens' educational web sites, including
the family activities at www.aish.com/holidays/passover . She can be
contacted on rbrubin@zahav.net.il or 972-2-9997065/ 054 547368.
A few weeks before Passover, a handful of Jewish prisoners in a Soviet labor camp in Siberia decided they wanted to celebrate the upcoming Jewish festival.