EP 20: Developing Sam in New York (9) - Who is Raisa Rifkina (Abramova)?

PODCAST TWITTER: https://twitter.com/nuts_writing PODCAST INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/nutsboltswriting.podcast/ SAM IN NEW YORK ON WEBTOON: https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/sam-in-new-york/list?title_no=501948 TAPAS: https://tapas.io/episode/1873517 In this episode, we learn more about Raisa Rifkina (later Abramova), Sam's mother. We learn about when and where she was born, the kind of life she led in Odessa, Ukraine, how she met her husband Lev, what kind of mother she is towards Sam, and how immigration changed her personality and her relationship with her husband. We also talk about what kind of role Raisa played in Sam's burgeoning interest in Yiddish theatre.