Vincent begins to show her a world that is much bigger and more exciting than the rigid and smothering adult life already planned by her Orthodox Jewish parents.ĪCROSS 7th STREET connects us to both the joy of new love and the pain of loss. Rachel, 20 years old, is a smart young woman who is still controlled by her stern father.

Their attraction to each other is undeniable but very complicated, because although they only live a few blocks from each other they are divided by 7th Street. Levy, an Orthodox Jewish businessman Vincent meets his daughter Rachel. Vincent and his father, who is an Italian stone mason have worked for many of the Jewish families in the neighborhood.ĭuring a job for Mr.

The story is told by Vincent a 20-year-old streetwise kid, who grows into a man before our very eyes. But, it’s also the street that signifies the invisible line the cultural divide that separates the Orthodox Jews and the Italian-Americans who live there.ĪCROSS 7th STREET is a story of romance and coming of age, during 'the last era of innocence” -the early 1960's, before world events erupted into turbulent times.

An esplanade with stores and bus stops, it is the hub of the neighborhood. 7TH Street is a main road that runs through a part of Brooklyn, New York.

Across 7th Street by Marino Amoruso