Old Reb Shemuel, clinging in the midst of modern conditions to the God of His Fathers, bears blow after blow with unflinching resignation. His son is killed in a cabaret brawl; his daughter contracts a marriage that estranges her from him. His beloved wife dies. But in the end his gray hairs are comforted by the return of his daughter, and his simple and unwavering faith is rewarded in the sunset of his days.