Snow in August

English Project Snow In August Project The Rabbi and Michael Devlin have a very close relationship because Michael’s father died in World War II, as did Rabbi Hirsh’s family. When Frankie assaults Mister G, Michael is traumatized. Then Mister G falls into a coma and is lost to the ever-dwindling congregation in Rabbi Hirsh’s synagogue. Also they are both in need for someone to get close to. Rabbi Hirsh has few members …

…continue to associate with his friends if he knew that their elders were anti-Semitic? Was he betraying the Rabbi by still being friends with these people? Why did he not tell on Frankie? Why did his mom tell him that being a snitch is so bad? Why did he not listen to the Rabbi, when, the Rabbi told him that not telling someone about a crime is just as bad as doing the crime itself.