When she was nineteen, Gratz's father, Micheal
Gratz, suffered a debilitating stroke. Her brothers, Simon
and Hyman, took over the family business and Rebecca
became her bedridden father's caretaker. Although Gratz
did not at first enjoy this role, she, like other single
women of her era, became the family nurse.
She went on to attend the births of many of her
twenty-seven nieces and nephews and continued to take
care of her sick relatives throughout her life.
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