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boys from the colony hired a tutor from Chernobyl to work with the kids on topics not covered by the heder. 83 The anecdote about Kaganovich's tutor is a fascinating testament to life in his village and the availability of education in his region of the Pale. The tutor was, in Kaganovich's words, a paralyzed cripple from Chernobyl who had lost the use of both his legs.84 Kaganovich and the other kids created a cart and sled for him because the classes would take place in alternating houses depending on the day. Kaganovich notes how "we the children had to take 985 care of him, bring him food, water, and transport him ... We loved him very much." In addition to his physical attributes Kaganovich describes his brilliant understanding of Russian language and literature two favorite topics for Kaganovich. He also adds that the tutor "was not a religious fanatic, so he wittily presented the Bible to us, ridiculing some of its absurdities and 986 emphasizing such prophets as Amos." In an especially bleak passage, Kaganovich recounts how this "secular general education heder," which was at the time illegal, was broken up by an inspector.87 The tutor was dragged outside and beaten, and their educational tools were destroyed. Going forward, Kaganovich and his father had to fight for another local school to allow him to attend. Some other children went back to the synagogue, but Kaganovich and his family decided that was not an option for him. He was first turned away from the other school, run by some of the rich Jewish members of the colony, because of his poor status. After numerous 83 Ibid. 84 Ibid. 85 Ibid. 86 Ibid. 87 Ibid, 37-38. 24
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