Discussion questions

  1. What were some of the challenges of life in the ghetto for Rywka?
  2. What role did religion play for Rywka in the ghetto?
  3. Why do you think Rywka refers to God as her “Father” and the Torah as her “Mother”?
  4. What do you think being a woman meant for Rywka?
  5. What things or thoughts brought Rywka a sense of inner stability and comfort? What did she think of as “home”?

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Jewish Women's Archive. "Discussion questions." (Viewed on November 2, 2024) <http://qa.jwa.org/node/22514>.