In Shalom Aleichem's best-known work – “Tuvia the Milkman” - the author skillfully makes connections between a multitude of opposites: between laughter and tears, between longing for the past and longing for the future, and between Russian revolutions and American promises. The prints that Kaplan created in its wake reflect these many contrasts, ranging between the lightness and humor of the characters and the gloomy events that befall them.