简介：LockedawayintheJewishghettoofanoccupiedUkrainiantownin1941,amotherrevisitsherlifeinalastlettertoherson. In1941,aRussianJewishwomandoctorlivesinasmallcityintheUkrainejustseizedbytheGermans.She writesalastlettertoherson,afamousRussianphysicistwholivesandworksfarfromthefrontlinesata Sovietscienceresearchinstitute.ShewritestheletterafewdaysbeforesheknowssheandtheotherJews inthecitywillbekilledbytheGermans.Shespeaksofherlife,herrelationshiptoherson,herloveforhim, herstudentlifeinParis,herfailedmarriage. SherecountsthereactionofherRussianandUkrainianneighborstothearrivaloftheGermans,thevarious responsesoftheJewishcommunity,thecrueltyandhorrorsoftheoccupation,thehelpofsomeRussian neighbors,thegreedandindifferenceofothers,andherslowrecognitionthatherJewishheritageismore importanttoherthanherRussiannationalityorCommunistideology.…