Ruth’s strong Jewish influence was conveyed to her by her Rabbi father during the younger years of her life. As you can imagine growing up with a father who was a Rabbi, your daily routine would revolve around the Jewish lifestyle. It was because of this Ruth learned the fundamental importance of education. Tateh being the stubborn pe

rson he was only sent Ruth to school because it was the law. “He paid for us to take private lessons in sewing and knitting and record keeping from other people, He was tight with his money, but when it came to that kind of thing he wasn’t cheap “(Ruth McBride, 80). Tateh did more than just care about book smarts. Hands on learning was the key. Tateh owned a small grocery store were he employed Ruth to work, but this wasn’t any job. Even though Tateh he didn’t come out and tell you, he expected to see sweat and blood on your shirt at the end of the day because hard work shows dedication, which in turn equals money. “My daily routine never changed: Open the store at seven, school till three, come straight home and work tell ten, then flop to sleep. Work all through the weekend except the Sabbath.”(Ruth McBride, 108). At the time Ruth McBride would have told one she was being over worked which was ultimately responsible for what helped her to succeed in life. If Tateh had not of made Ruth work all those long hours and study with tutors outside of school, she wouldn’t have been the strong independent woman she came to be along with her strong views on education.

Ruth’s dedication to her children’s education stems from her Jewish background. People always say they never want to raise their children like their parents raised them, but that’s not always the case. One might go about it a different way but almost everyone ultimately follows the same path to some degree as their parents did. Even though Ruth does becomes a converted Christian, when it comes to her children’s education one can definitely see those deep Jewish roots shine through bright as day. Like her father, any old sc

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