In 1907, fourteen-year-old Raizel, who has lived in New York City for three years, and her brother Lemmel, newly-arrived, respond very differently to the challenges of living as Ukrainian Jews in the Lower East Side as Raizel works toward fitting in and getting ahead, while Lemmel joins a gang and lives on the streets.
year: 2009
call number/section: 1000
subjects: immigrants, new york (n.y.), fiction, conduct of life, jews, russian americans, family life, new york (n.y.), history, 1898-1951, fiction