The Cantonists

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  • The Cantonists Book Detail

  • Author : Larry Domnitch
  • Release Date : 2003
  • Publisher : Devora Publishing
  • Genre : Cantonists
  • Pages : 154
  • ISBN 13 : 9781930143852
  • File Size : 79,79 MB
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The Cantonists by Larry Domnitch PDF Summary

Book Description: Based on memoirs of former Cantonists and their contemporaries, describes the fate of Jewish servicemen in the Russian army during the rule of Nicholas I, before 1855. Discusses the introduction of the Cantonist system in 1827, the abduction of Jewish children, and the role played in this by Jewish community leaders. Dwells on the conversion of the Jewish conscripts to Christianity; in many cases the conversions were forced. Presents stories of some former Cantonists, adapted from memoirs published in Russian or Yiddish or found in manuscripts in archives.

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