13 Forgotten

Thirteen Jews, stowaways, made it to the coast of America only to be caught. They sat together on the deck of the old ship, land of the free in sight, knowing they would be sent back to communist Russia.
What would be waiting for them there? If they were lucky, a quick execution, probably ending up in a gulag, and working to the death.
Maybe, possibly, they could escape again. What would be the outcome? Execution? Drowning, prison? Nobody knew. One thing is for sure, they were not about to give up.
Two choices--escape or death!