9 Tips from Rosie Wide Sharp On Why It's Important To Write Your Own memoir by Rosalie Sharp 2007 ISBN: 1550227777 Rifke's (Rosalie's Yiddish name) journey begins with a Jewish shtetl (or town)upbringing and moves us to a current life spent in the midst of Toronto's high society. Her autobiography certainly proves that the vivid memories she has collected along the way, the ones that slowed down enough in her life's movie, are the ones that make this a fascinating read.