Rivka had survived in the camp for a year. She told the
new arrivals what she had learned in order to
survive.
- The girls must remember Rivka's number
on her arm and what it stood for. They must also remember their own and make up a
meaning for it. - To let go of people is to survive. Do not
mourn the dead or think about the grief of their
death. - Do not go near the large wooden fence containing a
door with a black handle that leads to Lilith's cave (the gas ovens for cremating
Jews). - When the commandant comes to inspect the camp, the
young children go hide in the midden so they are not taken to be cremated. Young
children are not to be in work camps, but the Germans will not search for them in the
garbage. The girls are to help the children. - Do not ask
why anything is as it is. Instead, feel lucky when something helps them
survive.
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