The first of many is that in the book, Hannah is called Chya by the people in Germany, and in the movie, they all call her Hannah. In like manner, the movie tells the story of Hannah with no brother, and Rafika is her cousin. In the book Hannah has a little brother and Rafika is a friend she makes along the way. Also the movie tells tales of a man named Arael, a close friend of Hannah, and the book holds not so much as a mention of his name. Furthermore, the rabbi lives and Gitil dies in the movie, and the book says that the rabbi dies and Gitil is one to live, to carry on and tell stories of the horrors of the