This story based on truth as told by our ancestors is a tale about Jacob Levi my Great Grandfather and his journey in 1881 from the Pale Settelement in Russia through London and eventually to South America. He arrived after serving an apprenticship and became the head director of the Sugar Plantaion. He marries a slave girl… How does thia work out? Who are his children? What becomes of them? Where willl they go when the LBI plantaion closes? Will they fight in the World Wars I and II ?
How does colonisation impact their lives and the subsequent independance ?
This book looks into how the impact of immigration affected the lives of my family, how the dreams of a poor orphaned Jewish immigrant to live in Israel came true via his great grand children and how his determination and kind heartednes was inherited by his offspring leading to success and happiness but deals with anguish along the way with humour and descriptive writing along the way. Richly illustrated you get to know the characters. Highly enjoyable book.
