When 10-year-old Miriam Bloom and her sisters learn they are finally joining
their father in America, they are overjoyed. The pogroms against their little Russian shtetl have
grown more frequent and destructive. But when they finally arrive on Ellis Island, the Bloom girls
are greeted by a tragedy that threatens to banish them immediately back to Russia. Inspired by
actual events, Miriam's extraordinary journey from the Old World to the New, demonstrates how
Jewish values restore hope and strength to her family.
When 10-year-old Miriam Bloom and her sisters learn they are finally joining
their father in America, they are overjoyed. The pogroms against their little Russian shtetl have
grown more frequent and destructive. But when they finally arrive on Ellis Island, the Bloom girls
are greeted by a tragedy that threatens to banish them immediately back to Russia. Inspired by
actual events, Miriam's extraordinary journey from the Old World to the New, demonstrates how
Jewish values restore hope and strength to her family.