num_pages: 220
description: Into the Storm is a moving take of three Jewish families, of differing beliefs and economic means, caught in the savage pogroms and revolutionary ferment of 1905. Sholom Aleichem builds his story around two generations of these families: the fathers, Jews who have turned their backs on the secular world, and their children, who are deeply committed to the socialist movement. These characters embody the contraries of resignation and protest...the conflicts between parents and children...government's oppressive regime and an individual's dream of freedom. This long-neglected masterpiece shows Sholom Aleichem's genius not only as a folksy Yiddish storyteller, but as a great writer at the height of his powers.
language: English
title: In the Storm
titlecomplete: In the Storm
genres: Jewish, Fiction
ratings_count: 27
places: Kyiv
publisher: Plume