Jacob's cane : a Jewish family's journey from the four lands of Lithuania to the ports of London and Baltimore / Elisa New.

Includes bibliographical references.

Initials -- From Shavli, in Lita -- From the river Bug to Riga -- Free Hanseatic city of Balt-ee-mewer -- That bewitching vegetable -- What is to be done? -- Beautiful machines -- What she wears, what he wears -- Social-eest -- Mother earth -- Arcadia works -- Jacob's cane -- Blitzkrieg Barbarossa -- Yellow star, gold star -- We expand from shrinking.