This non-fiction picture book chronicles the lesser-known journey of thousands of Jews immigrating from anti-Semitic Russia through the port of Galveston, Texas in the early 20th century in search of a safer, brighter future in the vast Midwest.
Despite his father's wishes, Samuel is an apprentice to Rembrandt, and will do what he can to prove himself as an artist by helping with a painting of the Purim story.