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From Plotzk to Boston

From Plotzk to Boston

Written by: Mary Antin
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 From Plotzk to Boston offers an intricate, personal, and moving journey of a young Jewish girl, Mary Antin, and her family as they embark on their immigration from Plotzk, Russia to America in 1894. The narrative, filled with the raw realities of corrupt officials, overcrowded train rides, and the fear of disease, brings to life the challenges they faced and the hopes they clung to. The familys heartwarming reunion in the Promised Land and Mary Antins transformation into an immigration rights activist makes it an impactful story. For anyone curious to know about their ancestors voyage from Europe to America in the last century, this narrative is captivating. Mary Antins story continues in her autobiography, The Promised Land, where she shares her assimilation into American culture.Copyright Biographies and Memoirs Art Social Sciences World
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  • 05 - From Plotzk to Boston by Mary Antin

    05 - From Plotzk to Boston by Mary Antin
    Jul 26 2025
    From Plotzk to Boston offers an intricate, personal, and moving journey of a young Jewish girl, Mary Antin, and her family as they embark on their immigration from Plotzk, Russia to America in 1894. The narrative, filled with the raw realities of corrupt officials, overcrowded train rides, and the fear of disease, brings to life the challenges they faced and the hopes they clung to. The familys heartwarming reunion in the Promised Land and Mary Antins transformation into an immigration rights activist makes it an impactful story. For anyone curious to know about their ancestors voyage from Europe to America in the last century, this narrative is captivating. Mary Antins story continues in her autobiography, The Promised Land, where she shares her assimilation into American culture.
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    29 mins
  • 04 - From Plotzk to Boston by Mary Antin

    04 - From Plotzk to Boston by Mary Antin
    Jul 26 2025
    From Plotzk to Boston offers an intricate, personal, and moving journey of a young Jewish girl, Mary Antin, and her family as they embark on their immigration from Plotzk, Russia to America in 1894. The narrative, filled with the raw realities of corrupt officials, overcrowded train rides, and the fear of disease, brings to life the challenges they faced and the hopes they clung to. The familys heartwarming reunion in the Promised Land and Mary Antins transformation into an immigration rights activist makes it an impactful story. For anyone curious to know about their ancestors voyage from Europe to America in the last century, this narrative is captivating. Mary Antins story continues in her autobiography, The Promised Land, where she shares her assimilation into American culture.
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    18 mins
  • 03 - From Plotzk to Boston by Mary Antin

    03 - From Plotzk to Boston by Mary Antin
    Jul 26 2025
    From Plotzk to Boston offers an intricate, personal, and moving journey of a young Jewish girl, Mary Antin, and her family as they embark on their immigration from Plotzk, Russia to America in 1894. The narrative, filled with the raw realities of corrupt officials, overcrowded train rides, and the fear of disease, brings to life the challenges they faced and the hopes they clung to. The familys heartwarming reunion in the Promised Land and Mary Antins transformation into an immigration rights activist makes it an impactful story. For anyone curious to know about their ancestors voyage from Europe to America in the last century, this narrative is captivating. Mary Antins story continues in her autobiography, The Promised Land, where she shares her assimilation into American culture.
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    24 mins
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