Using tongs, Jim Moran sticks a long, thin piece of wire into the small but very hot fire of the blacksmith’s forge.
When he removes the metal, the tip is white hot.
For some new immigrants entering the United States, the biggest shock is discovering that even their religion is subtly different. Churches, synagogues and temples seemed to offer a taste of home in the overwhelming first months in their new country. But some don’t find much comfort there.
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