Rue des Rosiers by Rhea Tregebov

Author:Rhea Tregebov
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Winnipeg, Quest for Identity, Jewishness, Holocaust, Paris, Family, Terrorism, Gardens in Paris, Self-judgement, Fatalism, Toronto
ISBN: 9781550508765
Publisher: Coteau Books

He’s so tall he’s all she sees. She feels the arc as his hands reach over her head, a gift, but when the little nubs of the links rub against the back of her neck there’s a weight to it. She puts her hand to her throat. Small, but it’s heavy against her neck.

Michael leads her to the bathroom mirror, hand in the small of her back. “See? D’you like it?” A delicate silver Star of David sits below the hollow of her throat. It’s a pretty design, each side slightly torqued so that the two triangles seem woven into each other. She’s never worn a Star of David, never wanted that badge: This is me, this is who I am, Jew. Jewess. The word swollen to swallow her up, as if she’s only Jew. Who she is annihilated by what she is. She wants to be more than one thing.

“I saw this at a little jewellery shop on rue de Rivoli and I thought you’d like it. Chain looks a little long, though, d’you want me to have a few links taken out?” He wants to help. He wants to save her.

Sarah touches the star where it’s resting against her throat. “Thanks, Michael. It’s lovely. Don’t worry about the chain, it’s fine. Should I wear it tonight?”

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