Call number
770.799 Antin
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Publication
New York, N.Y. : M. Wiener, 1986, c1985.
Description
Like many Jewish families in Russia, Mary Antin's family suffered under the pogroms of the late nineteenth century and tried to secretly emigrate to America. Leaving Russia was forbidden, and Jews had to be smuggled across the border to Germany. From there, they crossed Germany by train to the port city of Hamburg, where they were brought to emigration halls and put on ships to America. It portrays the immigrant experience of a Russian Jewish family through the eyes of a young girl. It describes in dramatic detail everything from the preparation for emigration, to the dangerous crossing of the Russian border, the trip though imperial Germany to the port of Hamburg, and the long journey over the ocean.
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Brief account of a young girl and her family's journey from Russia to America. The father has preceded them and after 3 years, they are finally able to join him. The children and their mother encounter multiple obstacles along the way, especially in passing into Germany. Since cholera was raging at
The voyage across the Atlantic was particularly difficult, with seasickness prevalent among the passengers. It is hard to imagine these difficult journeys when travel today is so much simpler.
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the time, passengers were subjected to special steamings and cleanings of themselves and their belongings. Prices for passage were often increased.The voyage across the Atlantic was particularly difficult, with seasickness prevalent among the passengers. It is hard to imagine these difficult journeys when travel today is so much simpler.
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ISBN
0910129452 / 9780910129459