In 1905, as life becomes increasingly difficult for Jews in Ukraine, eleven-year-old Raizel and her father flee to America in hopes of earning money to bring the rest of the family there, but her father's health and Orthodox faith become barriers.
Presents the true story of how and why over 600 Russian sailors mutinied aboard the Potemkin in 1905, how they risked their lives to take over the ship, and how the event changed the course of the twentieth century.
