If They Would Only Look Up

It is a time of starvation and upheaval in the decaying remnants of the empire. In the farthest corners of its boundaries exists the decrepit town of Sirota. There, a microcosm of the greater empire exists. The peasants--forced off their lands and starving--endure brutal, humiliating servitude to what employers they can find. Meanwhile, the Jewish population of the town is denied even that hope of continued existence. The Jewish ghetto of Sirota is brutalized by outside violence, crippled b...