Who are the characters in the cage?

Terms in this set (12)

• nancy. Riva’s Daughter.
• mama. Riva’s Mother who defended Harry.
• Mrs. Gruber. the Minsky’s landlady.
• harry. a neighborhood friend that was poisoned by the Germans.
• Mr. Avner.
• Abram. the deaf mute.
• Laibele. Rivas brother who contracted tuberculosis.
• Moishele. Riva’s brother who traded his bread for a tangerine.

Who is the main character in the book the cage?

Riva Minska is the main character of the novel, The Cage.

Who is Riva’s best friend *?

Who Is Who in The Cage

Uncle Baruch	Riva’s uncle who had given her family fur coats.
Chanele	Riva’s best friend until she died of Tuberculosis.
Hans Biebow	Ghetto commander
Shmulek Nachtigal	Riva’s neighbor
Nacha	Riva’s mother’s name

What is the setting of the cage?

The Cage is set during WWII in Poland. Specific locations are Auschwitz, Lodz, Mittlesteine, and Grafenort.

What is the genre of The Cage by Ruth Minsky Sender?

Personal narrative
The Cage/Genres
The Cage, written by Ruth Minsky Sender in 1986, is a non-fiction book about the hardship and cruelty of being a Jew during the Holocaust.

Who is Yuleks sister in the cage?

Yulek Schwartz is a seventeen-year-old who was sent by the Skif to offer help to Riva. He was responsible for his younger sister, Faygele, who was fourteen, and felt that responsibility as heavily as Riva. Yulek was eventually deported and, fearing Faygele’s fate without him, took her with him.

Who is Rivas husband in the cage?

Moniek Sender
Riva and some of her friends live in an apartment together. There she met her husband Moniek Sender. Five weeks after they meet, they are married. They later move to a displaced persons camp.

What is SKIF in the cage?

The Skif. A children’s socialist movement, it operated underground and provided information, study opportunities and planning.

Is the cage a true story?

The Cage, written by Ruth Minsky Sender, is a true story about the hardship and cruelty of being a Jew during the Holocaust. At the beginning of the book it is 1985 (the year the book was written). Riva( Ruth) is talking with her daughter Nancy when her mind is taken back in time to Lodz, Poland 1939.

Is the cage a real story?