The year is 1949 when Latvian refugee Shlomo lands at Ellis Island. Set loose on the shores of Manhattan's Lower East Side, he eventually finds a job at Murder Inc.
Despite its unsettling name, Murder Inc. specializes in schlepping New York Jews up to the Kaatskill Mountains during the summer months. On his first trip, Shlomo picks up the enigmatic Mr. I-matchmaker, seer, and storyteller at the Neversink Inn-as well as a waitress and a man who describes himself only as a "seeker."
Traveling Route 17 through the Borscht Belt en route to the inn, Shlomo and his passengers realize the...
The year is 1949 when Latvian refugee Shlomo lands at Ellis Island. Set loose on the shores of Manhattan's Lower East Side, he eventually finds a j...