Classi Lectures together with the Jewish Genealogical Society of Toronto bring you
Stalin and the Jews
The wily Stalin completely outmanoeuvred Trotsky and took over as Head of State. How did the Jewish people fare under his rule?
Why did he decide to back the establishment of the State of Israel, and then turn so violently against them?
In the series:
Jan. 17: Russia 1914-1921
Jan. 24: Stalin and the Jews
Classi Lectures together with the Jewish Genealogical Society of Toronto bring you
Russia 1914 – 1921
WW1 was a catastrophe for the Czarist Empire which led to its downfall and the ultimate triumph of Bolshevism. The Jewish population was enveloped in the civil wars and Pogroms that ravaged the area. A disproportionate number of revolutionaries were born Jewish. This is their story.
In the series:
Jan. 17: Russia 1914-1921
Jan. 24: Stalin and the Jews