Rywka

... At that moment an elderly woman entered hur- riedly, deeply anguished, with a shriek: “‘Help, Doctor! My daughter has suddenly become mute from fear!” Chazanowicz immediately grabbed his overcoat and his cane asking, סח של''‎ became mute? Your Rywka?”’ (Cha- Zanowicz knew all the names of his poor patients’ chil- dren.) He turned to the disheartened, destitute old woman, asking her apprehensively: *‘Does she hear? Is your mute daughter still able to hear?’? When the mother answered yes, Chazanowicz ran to his desk, opened a drawer, pulled out a pocketknife, checked the blade, put the knife in his pocket, pulled the woman and me into the street and shouted to his buggy driver: “Chaim, Chaim! On to Yeshiva 511661." Dr. Chazano- wicz always knew where his poor patients lived. ...