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