Between 1890-1924 millions of people immigrated to the United States to realize a dream of a better life. In the spring of 1913, 42-year-old Fruma Sura, mother of six young children and pregnant with the seventh, wakes up one morning to discover that she is a widow. Cast into the role of sole bread-winner and lone parent she brutally pushes her children ahead in her firm decision they succeed in the goldena medina . This is a story of how one woman’s determination impacts on her children and future generations.