Comments for American Girl Introduces Rebecca at http://dollsmagazine.com , comment 1 to 2 out of 2 comments http://dollsmagazine.com Mon, 20 May 2013 01:16:24 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://dollsmagazine.com/articles/news-and-notes/36-newsanotes/219-american-girl-rebecca-rubin.html#comment-43 I'm also very excited about the new doll. Being of East-German descent and having taken a couple classes in East-European history in college (I double-majored History and English), I was thrilled to hear the this important piece of history is being passed on to the next generation through these dolls. In my opinion, in general American Girl as a company has done so much in building an interest in history in young people. I include myself in that comment! The American Girl books and debuted when I was eight, and I was a huge fan of the original three: Kirsten, Samantha and Molly. Even as a grown-up I continue to love both the books and the dolls. - Heidi H Thu, 11 Jun 2009 12:04:16 +0100 http://dollsmagazine.com/articles/news-and-notes/36-newsanotes/219-american-girl-rebecca-rubin.html#comment-41 It's a great that American Girl has included a historical Jewish immigrant doll. My father's parents, whom I never knew, immigrated from Poland before 1914, probably in the late 19th century. My grandfather came here to escape the Czar's (Nicholas) army for a second tour of duty. Guess he'd had enough. My mother's grandparents came here from Kiev, Russia around the same time, perhaps even earlier. Unfortunately for Pleasant Company who makes American Girl dolls, I don't collect them. A doll has to be pretty and realistic for me to collect it, and I don't think American Girl dolls are, much as their clothing, books and other products are wonderful. They should have full vinyl bodies and a new line of nicer faces. The faces don't look anything like the characters in their books, which are life-like and pretty. It's sort of like the Cissy dolls and others of Madame Alexander Dolls. Same stylized faces since the beginning. I don't collect them, either, but I guess it's each to his own. I like 18" vinyl play dolls called West Coast Kids by Kathryn Pardee and the 21" vinyl play dolls, Karito kids. My favorite medium for dolls is vinyl because vinyl can take use and abuse and not break. I have hundreds of dolls in my collection (always growing) of every race, nationality, size type and artist one can think of from cheap Barbies to very expensive artist dolls. - Sharon Conaway Wed, 10 Jun 2009 14:47:59 +0100