It’s a Kids’ World, After All Vol. 6

description of book Escape of the Cantonist It is 1825…Yidden suffer daily under the reign of Czar Nikolay who has issued the Edict of Cantonists against Jewish children… Far away in the icy plains of Siberia, hundreds of Jewish children are forced to serve in the army of the Czar under blood-curdling conditions of starvation, deprivation, and brutal atrocities.  Egged on by the malice of the Church, evil Russian soldiers endeavor to strip these innocent children of their faith during their twenty-five interminable years of brutal army service in a land of oppression and ice… Yet somewhere in the midst of the Siberian army camp, a young Jewish boy named Semyon refuses to accept the assault against his faith in Hakadosh Baruch Hu. The courageous child endures shocking physical torture until he plans his escape! Escape of the Cantonist is a brilliant, terrifying and exhilarating chapter from the life of a valiant child willing to sacrifice his own life to return home. It is the intrepid tale of a Jewish child who will risk everything  to return to his mother. Inspiring! Don’t miss out!