Yankel Bogovnik, a Russian Jew, has settled on New York City's Lower East Side, where he's assimilated into American life. He's working as a seamster and saving to bring his wife and son from Russia. When his family arrives, he's overjoyed, but his happiness is short-lived as his wife struggles to adapt to American life, unlike his dancer love interest.
Hester Street
On New York's Lower East Side in 1896, a Russian Jewish woman navigates cultural differences as she starts anew, joining her Americanized husband, and confronts the challenges of adjusting to her unfamiliar surroundings.
