What Life in the Jewish Shtetl Was Like | The Jewish Story | Unpacked

[@matthewbrotman2907]

The one upside of the conscription: anyone who completed the 25 years was exempt from the restriction to the Pale, they could live anywhere in the empire. The Jewish community of Helsinki was founded by these men.

[@alfredopampanga9356]

What erudition

[@naomistarlight6178]

If you survive 25 years in the Czar's military... Seems like they'd deserve more than that for that

[@jackm7571]

At that point they lost their identity. What’s freedom worth when they were redefined as people

[@nemo2203]

My gray-grandfather after serving for 25 years got land and became a successful farmer.

[@RhythmAddictedState]

Yeah, but even outside of the Pale you were still a Jew and you still looked like one, so you still could be a victim of antisemitism...

[@NaProbablyNot]

Great video. Learning about my own family history.

[@144Donn]

I am continually amazed at your (Unpacked) ability to condense and make sense without sugar coating anything, a most complex period of history. It would be fascinating to hear people's reaction to viewing this video. For some, it is review of information they may have heard growing up or in school. Some are surely unaware of this period...but everyone's reaction will be varied as will be their takeaways. Another outstanding job!

[@UNPACKED]

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[@robertafierro5592]

You learn alot from these little videos! I just love them. They're quick and informative.

[@negationf6973]

Very fascinating. My own ancestors lived in the Pale of the Settlement. I think what in what is nowadays Volhynia.

[@tagbarzeev3571]

My grandparents also came from The Pale of Settlement from a town called Proskorov.

[@Ozymondias99]

Mine too.

[@oceans.and.deserts]

Mine, as well, and I learned about the Pale at an early age from my father. I know that part of my paternal side came from a shtetl called Lida, which is now in Belarus. I am forever grateful that my "great-greats" crossed all of Europe and boarded boats to America in the late 1800s before it was too late.

[@evaguzman1734]

Hashem Elohim blessed Our Jewish people!!!!🤗

[@bsahmed1]

One is fighting for defending their land & another one fighting to steal the land. "The Nazis made me afraid to be a Jew and the Zionists made me ashamed to be a Jew." Israel Shahak, a Holocaust survivor. If you still don't think Israel is evil, that's because you are, too. Thanks to social media and spread of information, with a couple of clicks and with courage and human decency, the truth shines for every seeker to recognize. Plan Dalet is a good way to start your search. It details the ethnic cleansing of Palestinian villages and towns from their inhabitants. 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Zionists criminals even murdered the Swedish diplomat Count Folke Bernadotte, the UN peace envoy in Sept 1948 because he was a witness to their crimes. He objected to the Zionist plan of ethnically cleansing Palestine of its native inhabitants. He, by the way, as the head of the Swedish Red Cross, had helped in the release of about 20000-30000 inmates from the Nazi concentration camps in Germany during WW2. Videos and resources you might find educational: Warning, they may be difficult to get because of censorship. Hundreds of books were written on the subject too. It is VERY easy to get informed. 1. 1948 Creation & Catastrophe (2017) 2. Gaza by Garry Keane & Andrew McConnell (2019) 3. Tantura (2022) 4. Gaza Fights for Freedom, a film by Abby Martin (2019) 5. The Iron Wall, a film by Mohammed Alatar (2006) 6. 5 Broken Cameras (2011) 7. Jenin Jenin (2002) 8. Born in Gaza (2014) 9. The Law in These Parts by Ra’anan Alexandrowicz & Liran Atzmor (2011) 10. Naila and the Uprising (2017) 11. To Shoot an Elephant by Alberto Arce and Mohammad Rujailahk (2009) 12. Mayor by David Osit (2022) 13. Slingshots Hip Hop (2008) 14. Occupation 101: Voices of the Silenced Majority (2006) 15. With God on Our Side (2010) 16. How the Palestinians Were Displaced in 1948 17.The Village Under the Forest (2013) 18. Roadmap to Apartheid (2012) 19. The sons of Eilaboun. 20. The massacre of Safsaf. 21. 1948, a documentary by Bakri about the massacre of Dawaymeh near Hebron. 22. Tantura, Safsaf, Sa’sa, Kfar Qassim and other massacres. 23. Order number 40 issued by IDF on November 25,1948 to depopulate south and central Palestine and moved the refugees to area surrounding Gaza city, thus creating the Gaza Strip. Other resources: Voices of the Silenced Majority (2006) 15. With God on Our Side (2010) 16. How the Palestinians Were Displaced in 1948 | The Village Under the Forest (2013) Remember 1948 Deir Yassin massacre = Palestinian Auschwitz committed by the survivors of the holocaust. Boycott apartheid genocidal Israel. Don’t be the last to condemn the colonial apartheid state like you were in South Africa. The Zionist apartheid colonial outpost is controlling ALL aspects of our lives. It is though NOT prepared for what the new generation is witnessing live on social media directly from occupied Palestine. Thanks to the social media and spread of information, Palestine is finally freeing us from this plague. No state has a right to exist, but every person does. Soviet Union, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, Rhodesia and countless others are states destined to fall and they did. This one is no different. Criticizing Israel is NOT anti-Semitic, the same way criticizing Saudi Arabia is not anti-Islam, criticizing Myanmar is not anti-Buddhism and criticizing India is not anti-Hinduism. 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Such unitary binational state is advocated by several former Zionists and current historians including Miko Peled, Ilan Pappe, Gabor Mate, Norman Finkelstein, Barnaby Raine and others and supported by the majority of the Arab population of Palestine. The imperial colonial Zionist outpost is not working and it would NEVER work. And how many years can some people exist Before they're allowed to be free? Yes, and how many times can a man turn his head And pretend that he just doesn't see? The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind The answer is blowin' in the wind Yes, and how many times must a man look up Before he can see the sky? And how many ears must one man have Before he can hear people cry? Yes, and how many deaths will it take 'til he knows That too many people have died? The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind The answer is blowin' in the wind

[@tzviweiss3731]

Amazing! Thanks!!! I love the shtetl period, so this video was amazing! And being a Jew this meant alot to me!!

[@marshwoodvale4367]

Exactly my family's story. Caught in the pogroms in 1880-1904 and fled to USA UK, Israel (then Palestine).

[@Saliacha]

Still palestine🎉

[@Jewish.Redneck.Hybrid]

​@@SaliachaPalestine has never existed as anything other than a regional description.

[@thoughtcheese7310]

@@Saliachawas never Palestine.

[@slayermate07]

And you guys took over all 3.

[@Jewish.Redneck.Hybrid]

@@slayermate07 yes we are exponentially more intelligent than you are. Which equates to being more successful. Try using more than two of your brain cells and stop being a loser.

[@thomasblaylock8528]

Other than some half truths about the poor it was a good video. Many of the poor that got sick died especially the children. The so called middle class took most of what the dirt poor were supposed to receive. As far as shoes and other supplies.

[@СвятославСоколов-х2м]

As a Russian, I’m feeling really bad now. Long live Israel and her people!

[@Cleisthenes607]

You shouldn't feel bad. Lenin, Trotsky, Zinoniev and a lot of the original commies that butchered russians were jews. It's better they are all sent to Israel.

[@MikeRuben]

Wow the Arabic word for sadikah is pronounced exactly the same and is a core pillar of Islam ☪️

[@Evergreenandmyrtle]

Makes sense since both their fathers was Avraham who was the father of Chesed and Tzedakah.

[@michaeldoda2465]

The Pale of settlement was the land of former Poland- Lithuania not strictly Russia. The Jews not allowed to live in Russia.

[@je-freenorman7787]

this video is bs

[@tinahirsch7907]

As I understand it, my Great Grandfather, Zechariah Joseph Rosenfeld, had to leave the Ukraine after switching boys being conscribed...so families with only one child vould keep their child, while sending children from families with many children. Glad to learn a bit more about the conscription system. Question.. As Zionism developed, were there historic efforts to limit/reform Anti-Semitic oppression in such countries, before a path of relocation was deemed necessary?

[@carlosmartinez6227]

Cool channel lots of history I don't know. Hope we make a future without racism

[@newingvaeona8907]

Judaism is the greatest enabler of all racism on earth.

[@cherylinchrist4826]

Shlomie, That's was nice. If you go back there I would: much like to see how a woman lives with her family. More insight into a woman's life with her duties and her family.

[@bogdan98ify]

Thanks so much for your content . But what was before the shtetle?

[@travisfriedland9346]

There was nothing before the shuttle was the Shadow and it was always there since the beginning of time

[@barrontrump9917]

The most beautiful thing about America is some communities that were forced out of their home and came to America and remained true to their way of life Hasidics, Amish, Swissers etc

[@VeraDonna]

Swissers?

[@capncake8837]

@@VeraDonna I believe he’s referring to the Apostolic Christian Church, which is an Anabaptist group. I don’t know much about them, but I do know that the Anabaptists have been persecuted before.

[@christo-chaney]

Love studying Mussar!

[@lindajoubert6205]

Shalom

[@robertafierro5592]

I grew up in the 60's here in the USA. As a child I read books that focused on Fairy Tales..I was taught if you work hard and treat people well, you would be greatly rewarded. I was always intrigued by little forest villages called Shtetles. They looked to me, a child at the time, to be so pure, honest and loving..smiles everywhere..then I grew up. I realized how jealous and mean people really are. I noticed it in my family, first. I pointed it out and was thrown out into the street. 15 yrs old. The rest of my views were formed after that major rejection. I dedicated my life to finding and procuring love. I made myself attractive along with the attractive personality. I never found the love I was searching for. Only when I turned 60, did I realize that I needed to love myself. I still see selfish people all around me. There are more and more popping up around me. How I wish I had the love and respect of the people in a long ago Shtetles, hugs, love and kisses from wise older people who KNOW how the world really works.. gone are the tiny shtetles that were built with love, blood and tears..gone forever like the people who built them..

[@elicohen5073]

they aren't gone, the spirit lives on

[@robertafierro5592]

@@elicohen5073 where? Where is thst old spirit? I found it for a little while in the East Village in the late 1970's. I ate Pierogis, drank Borst, and ate Challah Bread. The Ukranian Community was still.intact, and the it's culture prevailed. People still attended Church and almost overnight the Gentrification destroyed a thriving community that was rich with culture. The restaurants are gone the families have dispersed and passed on. Many buildings are gone as well, replaced by cold box like structures meant to blend in. I guess what Im was missing is my youth. I guess I miss my youth along with the Polish/Ukrainian and Yugo.mix we all.called the East Village back in the day. The only thing that could have replicated a Shtetl of those days would have been the East Village in the period I des ribed earlier.

[@brunodrweski3689]

You should compare the situation of the Jews in Russia within the general context of both repression and development of capitalism and industry for all the population and especially with the situation of other national or religious minorities. And you should also take into account other trends among jews, Bund, social-democracy, etc. 25 years of conscription was for all Russian subjects, not only Jews but Russians, Poles, Lithuanians, etc. In Russia as everywhere in Europe then; the State was trying to modernise and make population speak the same language and be part of the same nation within the frame of the State. This was carried on through school, conscription and employment in mixed ethnically industries and offices.

[@naguerea]

I was born in York, England, my grandfathers surname was Moses, he was said to be handsome. my mother was said to ne the most beautiful girl who ever carried a handbag, I don't look too bad either, do you think the family name Moses has any Jewish connection.? thank you.

[@jackhazardous4008]

It's interesting to finally hear about jewish history outside of a 20 year period in the 20th century.

[@misslittleteeth]

It really is, I’ve also learned a lot from professor Henry Abramson, I would recommend his channel if you want to learn more on Jewish history.

[@Jacobjosh17]

These are my ancestors!! Odessa housed thousands of Jews people. Millions of Jews can trace their family to the shtetles!!

[@larryjones-emery807]

Thank you. I never knew this information.

[@newingvaeona8907]

It’s Israeli misinformation.

[@barbarasidelnik114]

**South America is a place that exists

[@insaanietihad-MSB]

Thank you for sharing this unpacked was much needed now....

[@Here-2-Learn]

How do you trace your family’s history ? I know my Grandfather was from Minsk but that’s as far back as I can go . Anyone have any ideas?

[@lupus5338]

Maybe that's because jewish keep their records, you can see in the Bible, for example. I also try to trace but there's almost nothing... I'm brazilian and you can trace more when you find a noble in your family tree, since they also kept more records.

[@oceans.and.deserts]

I did a lot of genealogy with my father ~15 years ago on Ancestry via census records and ship manifests. If you can read Hebrew to any extent, find out where your relatives and ancestors are buried in the US. The cemeteries will send you photos of the headstones for a fee. The older ones will mainly be in Hebrew and may even have a ceramic photo portrait of the person who died (that was a surprise, but it's actually a Jewish tradition brought to the US). The info on the headstone in Hebrew generally includes: the date of death in the Hebrew calendar, Hebrew and Yiddish given names, as well as the deceased person's father's name (son/daughter of X). This gives you a male ancestor one generation back to add to your tree and/or possibly search for in records abroad. As far as records from the Pale, I never found much, but there are professional genealogists you can hire who may have better resources. Regardless, I am sure that you can find your grandfather's father's name from a US headstone, presuming your grandfather died in the US, and possibly find more relatives on Ancestry or by doing a DNA test. Some of my father's family came from a shtetl near Minsk, so it's nice to meet you.

[@misslittleteeth]

Try Family Search they can go back something like 15 generations. I’ve found my Jewish ancestors this way.

[@morehn]

Both T's in shtetl are pronounced hard. The second is like the first.

[@blackcitroenlove]

Not in a North American accent (US/Canada.) Ts drift toward a D sound, which is considered correct.

[@morehn]

@@blackcitroenlove yes, but among Jews, we pronounce certain words like their original Yiddish sound and some in the local accent. Among Jews, even when speaking English, shtetl is always pronounced like the Yiddish.

[@oceans.and.deserts]

I wish people would say "shtetlach" for the plural, instead of "shtetls." It's just a pet peeve of mine. I also pronounce "shtetl" like "shdedl" here in the US. Then again, I say "ka-vetch" instead of "kfetch." I am Jewish, but mainly learned Yiddish words from my non-fluent father.

[@morehn]

@@oceans.and.deserts Duolingo can help

[@cholententertainment6516]

Amazing

[@wiggemach]

isnt it pronounced shteTel?

[@eddihaskell]

Schte-tle.

[@attilatasciko4817]

Thanks , interesting explanations .

[@mayanlogos92]

thank u for being, amazing episode

[@jensheekey5641]

Very Sad how Jewish People have been treated through the years 💔

[@NotStanley-td5nn]

6:05 somebody please walk me through this please. why did he say "Palestine, the land of Israel". what does that mean?

[@UNPACKED]

This video explains that: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZnPEpIuXnq2cn6ssi=btYgoApwCPhHgnUG

[@AccordionandViolinlife]

"shtetl" was a characteristic of Ukraine not Russia. The chassidic movement also started in Ukraine

[@UNPACKED]

The Russian Empire, within which the Pale of Settlement was formed, included modern day Ukraine as well as other countries. When we say "Russia" in this video, we are not talking about the current Russian Federation with its borders, but imperial Russia and its borders.

[@1998tkhri]

@@UNPACKED Yeah, the way I like to put it when describing Jewish Eastern-European geography, "the Jews didn't move, the countries did."

[@AccordionandViolinlife]

@@UNPACKED oh I see. Thanks for responding

[@medvedik16]

Yes, the Chassidic movement did start in Ukraine. That said, the Lubavitcher denomination in Chassidic movement (idk how to put it in English correctly) began and thrived in the village near Smolensk, which is the Russian land

[@kirilll7806]

ukraine is russia, why does this matter

[@joal5645]

Does anyone know the song at 0:40 ?

[@Gillhoolleyfamily]

I really enjoyed learning.

[@BA-sf4uw]

It's a shame that we did not have a video on the Commonwealth yet in the context of Central Europe and the Pale of Settlement

[@zer0day873]

Video maker a Jew? asking for a friend

[@kalvinhill5308]

Amazing how these settlers complained about conscription yet wanted all the benefits that befell them due to merciful leaders who didn't spare non-Jewish citizens.

[@halnogaies1256]

The Shtetl was the first instance of educating young children in history.

[@danc8363]

Unfortunately the pale of Settlements map is vastly wrong it was much larger in the Western part. Areas of Germany/ Prussia and Austro-Hungarian/ Galicia Had huge Jewish settlements and the records to prove it today. By and large this map is off by 25% in the West.

[@Happy_HIbiscus]

dude, this is sad

[@jonass7674]

You speak english very good. It’s very sad to hear something about the sad life of human history. But I guess I can Unterstand why the people came to the united states or Western Europe! Maybe I have a lot of questions, but I don‘t know how to ask in a good way. But the video was very interesting!

[@Markus_Blewish]

Todah Unpacked for bringing our history into light. May HaShem bless you.

[@syppy7416]

I was about to say tat Shtetl Life sounds like a Musical, and then I saw Fiddler on the roof mentioned

[@MS-nl3fw]

Jews emmigrated to Poland, nit Russia. Russia took over Polish lands.

[@astroo1991]

Jews had lived in the area of modern Ukraine since the 10th century at least

[@misslittleteeth]

Poland was more to the east before the WW2. As I understand Russia didn’t allow Jews to live there since the 14th century, when Catherine the great annexed “Poland-Lithuanian commonwealth” that included Ukraine too, they suddenly had a large number of Jews in these occupied territories ruled by Russia.

[@JM-hf9bl]

Anyone knows the name of the song starting at 4:00? Thanks

[@davesblasting7457]

What about Canada ? Many came to Canada !!

[@newingvaeona8907]

Pawn for the Westminster political order. The “Canadian State”.

[@davesblasting7457]

@@newingvaeona8907 on the other hand read « none is too many » About Blair, the Presbyterian minister of immigration who made et he aforementioned statement when asked as to how many Jews we’d take out of Hitler’s Germany. Are you referring to the « statute of Westminster « ?

[@scrumptiousjdp]

The "modern Yeshiva" @ 3:50; want that just for males? You said " Any Jew" could be educated...

[@altoM40]

There are seminaries for women. Before that, all grades of school.

[@kalvinhill5308]

where was god when the Shtetl disappeared?

[@carlosmartinez6227]

284? Damn poor people

[@christinegracejohn]

❤

[@je-freenorman7787]

Nothing about Jewish life was ever in jeopardy nothing has changed

[@UNPACKED]

… really? kzbin.info/www/bejne/Znenl5uGgqZsa6ssi=qViv3K_X_aGre08X

[@robertronning7016]

I have signed up for the Medicare plan I haven't seen any money what's with you guys is it really that difficult to get money to people who need it

[@CharlieHorse4363]

??

[@othmansonkeir46]

Poor Jewish💔

[@mayankanand1153]

I think Poland is the only country beside india to never bother with jews.

[@sharonjoseph6918]

that is incredibly not true! many stories abound of their utmost cruelty towards the Jews, especially during and after the holocaust!

[@altoM40]

I do wish Poland was not destroyed. Nothing could be worse than what happened with no Poland. However my view of the views of the Poles toward Jews is that they did not like Jews. Perhaps that is simplistic and also perhaps it would have changed.

[@dale9724]

First rate history video. Thanks!

[@ramaponzi]

a lie after another, read the 2 volumes of Solzenicyn

[@Thanos_Kyriakopoulos]

So first condemning the Czar for being unjust towards Jews and then celebrating the end of czarist Russia, when it was mainly caused by Jewry. See Bolshevism. So was the Czar after all too harsh or too kind?

[@mwittmann68]

They are the very first provoking violence.

[@faresrizk7725]

As an Arab, your jew-hatred is obvious and vile.

[@measlesplease1266]

Idgaf

[@SharpCats371]

Merry Christmas 🎄😇😇😇😇😇

[@dr.floridaman4805]

lil late happy new years happy holy days

[@davidcohen7881]

My Great Aunt Ida used to respond to that with Merry Kratzmir. She was born in 1899 in this area. Her parents brought the family to freedom in the United States in 1904, sparing the family the horrors of the Holocaust. I respond by saying same to you. It isn't my holiday, but the spirit of kindness of the Christmas season is admirable and should be continued throughout the year.

[@tagbarzeev3571]

@@davidcohen7881 My grandparents came from the Pale of Settlement from Proskurov known for Pograms and I had a great aunt Ida.

[@davidcohen7881]

@@tagbarzeev3571 Mine were from Ekaterinoslav. Was your Aunt Idea really short too?

[@tagbarzeev3571]

@@davidcohen7881 yes she was short.

[@Tadeletad]

pog-rom, means Rom=roman=Gypsy. So the Russians were understood that the Jews were gypsies.

[@ultimatedark5969]

Jews are not gypsies