Not all Jews who escaped the pervasive violence in Russia ended up in Manhattan's Lower East side. About 10,000 ended up in Galveston, Texas through a resettlement program called the Galveston Movement. The New Jewish Theatre closes its season with THE IMMIGRANT, directed by Edward Coffield, a play that serves as a tribute to the playwright's grandparents, Haskell and Leah Harelik and their migration…
SOURCE: St. Louis Theatre Snob at 02:14AM on June 8, 2011