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In 1901, Jennifer Wolf Kam's great-great-grandmother Yetta Bloomgold lost a child. Her 16-year-old daughter disappeared from London, en route to the United States. The tragic story spans three continents, from Bialystok to London to New York and finally to Argentina, where the young woman’s trail runs cold. As the family genealogists, Jennifer and her cousin Matt Brown ultimately hope to discover their great-great-aunt’s fate and, with it, her grave, to place a long-overdue stone upon it. Framed by a recently discovered 1913 article in The Forward (Forvertz), this presentation will outline our search efforts and discoveries. It will also offer insight into the historical context of Elka's disappearance, which includes a glimpse into the sordid world of turn-of-the-century human trafficking in South America.

Jennifer Wolf Kam writes books for children and young adults. She lives in New York with her family. Visit her website here.