About this episode

This episode revisits the expulsion of Jews from Moscow in 1891 and explores the conditions and community of Jews in Moscow during that era.

The story of the expulsion from Moscow in 1891 was told at length in the previous episode of Jewish History Soundbites. The feedback generated from that saga has led to another look at two related topics. Expulsions of Jews in recent history, and the Moscow Jewish community under the Czars. Regarding the former, what constitutes an expulsion? Is it limited to a formal expulsion edict, or living conditions that are nearly impossible for Jews that they are forced to leave? What was the Moscow Jewish community like at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries? Who were the members of the Jewish financial elite who resided there, and was it possible to maintain a religious lifestyle so far from the Pale of Settlement? This episode is sponsored by Sofer AI. For all of your Torah audio and other AI needs: transcribing, organizing, outlines, searchable texts, etc. All geared for Torah shiurim and similar material. Check out https://go.sofer.ai/jhs Subscribe to Jewish History Soundbites Podcast on: PodBean: https://jsoundbites.podbean.com/ or your favorite podcast platform Follow us on LinkedIn, Twitter or Instagram at @Jsoundbites For sponsorship opportunities about your favorite topics…

People in this episode

Host: Yehuda Geberer

Topics covered

• expulsions
• Moscow Jewish community
• 19th century history
• Czars
• Jewish financial elite
• religious lifestyle

Keywords

• Moscow
• expulsion
• Jewish community
• Czars
• 19th century
• financial elite
• religious lifestyle

Sponsors

Sofer AI

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Moscow, Pale of Settlement, Moscow Jewish community

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