The proposal
The first story my mother tells
Childhood in Russia (1903-1914)
Oy, my enlightenment
The second story my mother tells
Do this for me, Rose
The third story my mother tells
A larger world (1920-1928)
Three sisters
The fourth story my mother tells
I fight for my mother (1928-1932)
Wasn't I once also a daughter?
She comes to visit
The fifth story my mother tells
Motherland (1932-1934)
A walk in the woods
The sixth story my mother tells
The organizer (1934-1938)
The rose garden
The seventh story my mother tells
Letters (1938-1940)
The almond giver
The eighth story my mother tells
A birth and a death (1940-1946)
414 East 204th Street
The crossroads
The first story I tell
Hard times (1947-1952)
Take a giant step
The second story I tell
A communist childhood (1952-1957)
A knock at the door
The third story I tell
Motherland revisited (1957-1967)
What remains.