A Jewish-American man returns from World War II to an excruciating situation: he must tell his parents and his fiancee that he is settling in Israel. During their heartbreaking reunion, he and his family confront what it means to belong and debate how the Jewish people can achieve it.

An engaged boy and his girlfriend get into a car accident, after which the girl flees into the woods. The boy is worried that all of this will cause his fiancee to break off their engagement, but instead the couple come together to track down the girl.