The House of Romanov, Cantonists and Pogroms: TFJ The Birth of Israel

<p>Teller From Jerusalem – Series 1 Episode 8 – The Birth of Israel</p> <p>Suffering from government-sponsored violent and lethal anti-Semitism, Russian Jews had basically once choice: to stay and endure, or to leave. The majority who left departed to America; a small fraction ascended to Palestine. Young Jewish boys under Tsarist decree had to suffer the plight of becoming “cantonists.”  </p> <p>Song courtesy of JEP, Rabbi Yosef Golding </p> <p>Film courtesy of video of Rabbi Yaacov Yisroel Zuber the Rav of Stockholm, Sweden. Photograph courtesy of Itanari </p> <p>Teller From Jerusalem will take a two week hiatus after this episode. We will be back with Episode 9 on April 7, 2021. </p> <p>Find Video Episodes at <a href= "http://www.youtube.com/hanochteller">http://www.youtube.com/hanochteller</a></p> <p>Learn more at TellerFromJerusalem.com <br /> © 2021 Media Education Trust llc</p>