Miriam's Journey: Discovering A New World

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A New Acclaimed Educational Book Series

The Gali Girls Jewish history series was designed to captivate and educate the young reader. Each book focuses on a specific period in Jewish history. Young readers will be fascinated by stories of warmth and adventure as they learn about Jewish communities throughout the ages and throughout the world.

1913 - 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 and their mothers 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.