the researcher on this topic is johan stern, prof.go, who studied this topic, stated: “blank deliberately separated himself from his fellows.” he hated jewish piety, despised jewish spiritual mentors, treated his brothers as hypocrites, claimed that jews were mercilessly exploiting the local christian population. end of quote: blank, writes stern, idolized the imperial russian government, bowed to russian statehood, and considered russification the only means against the fanaticism of the jewish tribe. end of quote: blank sent his two sons to public schools intended for the christian population, where the law of god was taught. in may 1820, moses blank ensured that his sons left for limits of the pale of settlement and went to st. petersburg. in june of the same year, they turned to the synod with an official request to allow them to receive holy baptism. according to the instructions of the orthodox church , the sons of moses blanc slandered, and as the historian writes with gloomy irony. they cursed the godless jews who do not recog