The Devil’s Arithmetic was an moving novel based on the horrors that Jews had to face during the Holocaust. As Hannah is sent from an easy life at home to suffocating, endless rides in cattle cars and fighting all odds to stay alive in concentration camps, she learns that celebrating her life is an important part of understanding what her strange traditions mean. This story was intelligently written by Jane Yolen and published in 1990 by Puffin Books. This amazing story represents the amazing amount of hope that kept Jews alive during the Holocaust. The Devil’s Arithmetic teaches the importance of remembering no matter the outcome, remembering. As the story progresses Hannah learns to accept what customs her family has to offer. As Hannah opens the door to symbolically welcome the Jewish profit Elijah she is transported to a Polish in the 1940s, where everyone thinks that she is Chaya, who has just recovered from a serious illness. As the confusing days go on Hannah’s memories of her real life begin to slip away. Will she find her way back to her life where things make sense? Or will her memories slip away with the fading clouds of the smoke stacks?