Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.Sample Book Insights: #1 The wedding was an intimate affair, with only close friends and family present. The couple did not attend a traditional Jewish wedding ceremony, but they did have a Kiddush before the meal.#2 Gutel decided never to marry again after the death of his wife. He took care of his children, and his niece Itka came to help them with the children. Gutel was a religious man, and he took his children to synagogue every year for the Yizkor memorial services in remembrance of their mother.#3 Miriam was a popular and outgoing girl. She was active in local Zionist youth organizations, and enjoyed fast friendships. She was easy to laugh with. She had a light heart but was not frivolous.#4 Miriam’s father, Gutel, wanted to marry her off to get her out of the shop and into a more respectable position in society. But Miriam was not interested in marriage or men, so she never took Leibel Neski’s advances seriously.