Season 2 · Episode 1751
From Akmene to Cork to Jerusalem
A Jewish family’s journey from the Russian Empire to Ireland and back to Israel, shaped by pogroms, a linguistic mix-up, and resilience.
My Weird Prompts · Daniel Rosehill
March 29, 202621m 16s
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Show Notes
This episode traces the extraordinary migration of the Rosehill family, beginning in the Lithuanian town of Akmene within the Russian Empire’s Pale of Settlement. Triggered by the 1881 assassination of Tsar Alexander II and the subsequent wave of state-sanctioned pogroms, the family joined the great exodus of Jewish refugees seeking safety. The story takes an unexpected turn with the legendary mix-up that brought them not to New York, but to the port of Cork, Ireland, where a small but resilient community took root. Through the life of Fred Rosehill and the modern-day return of his nephew to Israel, the episode explores themes of displacement, identity, and the cyclical nature of Jewish history.