What prompts the Lemlich's family's immigration to America?

The safety of the family's shtetl becomes compromised when Jews are blamed for the death of a Christian boy in Kiev, igniting a hateful and deathly pogrom in Clara’s home village. Clara and her family are forced to spend the night hiding in the forest while Christian peasants destroy the community on a murderous rampage. There is extreme damage made to the village property and hundreds of innocent Jews are killed in the attack, and the Lemlich’s make the difficult decision to begin the long journey to immigrate to America.