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5th Annual Lecture on Jewish Genealogy
co-sponsored by Hebrew College

Drafted into the Tsar’s Army:
Russian Expectations, Jewish Experiences

Yohanan Petrovsky-Shtern

Sunday, December 11, 2011
3:00 PM
Hebrew College, Newton, MA

Many of us have family stories about ancestors who emigrated to escape conscription into the Russian army. Why did Tsar Nicholas I target the Jews for military service? What was the fate of conscripted Jewish men and boys? Why did the Russians consider this policy to be “good for the Jews”? Learn about the broader European context and the legal, military, social, religious, and cultural dimensions of this policy.

Our speaker, Yohanan Petrovsky-Shtern, is the Crown Family Professor of Jewish Studies at Northwestern University in Illinois and an authority on the history of Russian Jews. His books include Jews in the Russian Army, 1827–1917: Drafted Into Modernity. He holds a Ph.D. from Brandeis University (2001), a Ph.D. from Moscow University (1988), and a Masters from Kiev University.

The lecture is free and open to the public. Reservations are required.

Space is limited so be sure to register promptly to ensure admission.