Ripped Away

Ignored yet again by his crush, Abe Pearlman wanders into Fortunes and Futures for a little diversion. The fortune teller reveals that Abe may be able to save someones life. But before he can ask any questions, hes swept to the slums of Victorian London, where he finds that his crush, Mitzy Singer, has also been banished. Abe and Mitzy soon discover that theyve been plunked down in the middle of the Jack the Ripper spree. To get back home, theyll have to work together to figure out how the fortune tellers prophecy is connected to one of historys most notorious criminal cases. Theyll also have to survive the outpouring of hate toward Jewish refugees that the Ripper murders triggered. Ripped Away is based on real historical events, including the Ripper crimes, the inquests, and the accusations against immigrants.