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who he describes as having enslaved the poorer peasants because of the changing land laws that
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they abused.65 Kaganovich notes that within the smaller Jewish colony there was also a
noticeable presence of class differences and inequality caused by the wealthier families. In the
Jewish colony, he records that of the twenty families there were two wealthier ones who were
able to engage in trade and agriculture. Beyond that, there were three to four normal peasant
families, and the rest were poor artisans, who made crafts and worked serving the peasants.67 It
was to these poor families within the Jewish colony that Kaganovich and his family were most
closely associated. He notes how he and his family “took their hardships to heart, as they took
ours.
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He also mentions his mother's dislike of the rich Jewish neighbors who “cheated and
squeezed the juices of the Jewish poor."
.”69 Despite these hardships, Kaganovich remained
optimistic, a trait his mother and father encouraged he and his brothers have, as well as
dedication to hard work and labor.70 Overall, Kaganovich makes it clear that there was a constant
and continuous struggle between the social classes, both inside and outside of the Jewish colony.
As a result, children predominantly associated with similar classes, rather than nationalities.71
Kaganovich's childhood and youth show many similarities to other Jewish youths of the
time who joined the Jewish revolution. One important aspect of the Jewish revolution was the
65 Ibid, 21-22.
66 Ibid, 26.
67 Ibid.
68
Ibid, 25.
69
Ibid, 33.
70 Ibid.
71 Ibid, 46.
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