Title: The jewel and the journey
Description: In 1809, eleven-year-old Ephraim and his family leave Shklov, Russia to immigrate to Eretz Yisrael, only to experience many trials along the way.
Subjects: Fiction, History, Jews, Coming of age, Voyages and travels, Emigration and immigration
Places: Russia, Palestine
Time periods: Alexander I, 1801-1825, 19th century