That is the magic of writing, and also the challenge of writing, not knowing what will happen until it’s on the page. - Ruth Behar

"I think if your dreams are small they can get lost, like trying to find a needle in a haystack...When a dream is big, you can see it better and hold on to it." (Ruthie)

Pain is pain. Speak up. Tell your story. (Author's Note)

displacement has been a common path for Jews throughout history; they’ve always been displaced from one place to another, through diaspora, through a sense of expulsion, not being welcome anymore, being truly forced out.