Cage

by Maya Angelou · 1969

The Cage is a harrowing Holocaust memoir by Ruth Minsky Sender, first published in 1986. Told through the eyes of young Riva, the narrative follows her family's ordeal in the Łódź ghetto, their deportation to Auschwitz, and the brutal work camps of Mittlesteine and Grafenort. After being separated from her mother and brothers, Riva clings to her mother's words of hope, enduring unimaginable hardship with courage and determination. The memoir chronicles her struggle for survival, the small acts of kindness that sustain her, and her eventual triumph in bearing witness to the atrocities of the Nazi regime. It stands as a testament to the resilience of the human spirit, the importance of family, and the enduring power of hope.