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5587 [September 7, 1827] - Cantonist Edict of Czar Nicholas I Proclaimed
The "Statute of Conscription and Military Service" is adopted by Czar Nicholas I. This edict required Jewish youths between ages 12 and 18 to be drafted into the Russian army and to serve a minimum of 25 years (which commenced after their 18th birthday) some youths as young as 8 years old were taken. The lads attended "canton schools" (hence the term "cantonist") that would train them into military service and forcibly baptize them. The motive of this edict was to undermine Judaism in Czarist Russia. This edict drafted between 30,000 and 100,000 youths and was abolished in 1856 after the death of Czar Nicholas.
The "Statute of Conscription and Military Service" is adopted by Czar Nicholas I. This edict required Jewish youths between ages 12 and 18 to be drafted into the Russian army and to serve a minimum of 25 years (which commenced after their 18th birthday) some youths as young as 8 years old were taken. The lads attended "canton schools" (hence the term "cantonist") that would train them into military service and forcibly baptize them. The motive of this edict was to undermine Judaism in Czarist Russia. This edict drafted between 30,000 and 100,000 youths and was abolished in 1856 after the death of Czar Nicholas.