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Jewish Kyiv and the Cantonists
Tue 28 Nov
|Ralli Hall
Hybrid Event: Online and In-person
Time & Location
28 Nov 2023, 19:30
Ralli Hall, 81 Denmark Villas, Brighton and Hove, Hove BN3 3TH, UK
About the event
The Cantonists were young Jewish boys who were forced into the Czar’s army from about 1827 to 1856. They were often identified by members of their own community, and some were kidnapped by Yiddish speaking Russians. We shall be showing ‘Moishe – a short film by Maya Cooper’, about her great great grandfather, Moishe Gralnick. He was born in the early 1830s in Somerdik (Samhorodok), Ukraine, kidnapped at the age of about 10, and served for about 20 years, but never gave up his Judaism. He married in about 1860/65, and had a large family, most of whom came to London, eventually including Moishe and his wife Rebecca.
Maya will introduce the film, and tell us about how she came to make it. Maya is a filmmaker and actor based in Brighton. She has been working in the creative industries for over 5 years. Maya’s most recent project ‘Moishe’, which…
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