The dream was always the same I was back in Russia. My family was sittingaround the Sabbath table Mama Papa baby Hannah and my brothers Lemmel andShloyme. I was... » 

The dream was always the same I was back in Russia. My family was sittingaround the Sabbath table Mama Papa baby Hannah and my brothers Lemmel andShloyme. I was telling a story about Americathere were gold streets andchickens roosting in trees. Suddenly Papa and I were on board a ship sailingfar away. Ahead I saw the Statue of Liberty towering over the harbor of NewYork but she raised her hand high above her head to stop us. I looked aroundfor Papa. I was all alone. Then I woke up and remembered. Papa and I hadarrived at Ellis Island. For three years we had been living on the Lower EastSide of New York. Papa worked in a sweatshop earning money to bring over therest of the family while I worked after school. I dreamed of the day ourfamily would be together again. And tomorrow it would finally happen. Wouldthey love America like I did or would they say a curse on Columbus becausethe New World brought them nothing but trouble and hard work? Eve Tal wasborn in the United States but lives on Kibbutz Hatzor in Israel. CursingColumbus is her second young adult historical novel and is the sequel to DoubleCrossing which is based on her grandfathers emigration story from theUkraine. «