The Cantonists (Tisha B'Av Lecture)

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July 18 2021
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37min 3s
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History:
19th Century CE 
Machshava:
History 
Holidays:
Tisha Bav 

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Beginning with the reign of Czar Nicholas I in 1827, young Jews were forcefully conscripted into Russian military service. In this talk, Dovi Safier will explain how this edict brought upon the decimation of the Kahal structure and overall Jewish life in the Russian Pale.

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