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Rifka and her family leave Russia
Rifka and her family get on a train for Poland. -
Rifka tricks the guards so her family can all get on the train to Poland
Rifka has blond hair and blue eyes, so she could pretend she is not a Jewish girl. -
Typhus
Rifka and her family, except for Saul, caught Typhus (an infection causing fever and flu systems). Have to stay in Poland. -
Rifka helps a girl with her hair on the train in Poland.
The girl she helps has sores on her head and it makes Rifka nervous.