Tziyona Kantrowitz

On the wall in my childhood bedroom, there was a sign with my mother’s motto: “Creativity is not following the crowd, but daring to be different, striving to be what only you can be.” My mother a”h transformed our basement into a sanctuary of imagination, stocking it with paints, egg cartons, beads, and reams of paper — treasures she lovingly gathered for our creations. She sent us to piano, flute, guitar, and violin lessons.