Kovno Gaberna

Simon Kavelensky, facing imminent reconscription into the Russian army, the threat of a pogrom, and a life of traditional boredom, is not about to reconcile himself to a bleak and probable future.

Escaping Imperialist Russia into Poland, Simon soon finds that love and a love of family will provide him with the impetus needed to make his way across Europe to England and finally to America.

Will the land of opportunity provide Simon and his growing family with the life they dreamed, or will the perils of travel and a tumultuous sea voyage be their ultimate demise?