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The Condition of the Jews of Western Azerbaijan in the Years 1888–1893
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Written today, the 13th of the month of Adar 5653 (March 1, 1893), and addressed by us, the poor and downtrodden members of the community of Urumia, may God protect it, with a thousand greetings and…

Contributor:

The Jewish Community of Urmiya

Places:

Urumia, Iran (Urmia, Iran)

Date:

1894

Subjects:

Mizrahi, Jewish identity, Antisemitism, Muslim-Jewish relations, Violence

Categories:

Firsthand Accounts, Reportage
Victim Testimonies of the 1903 Kishinev Pogrom
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[This testimony was] given by rape victim Rivke Shif. She is the wife of Shabse Shif, a shoemaker specializing in shoe uppers. (He lived at 11…

Contributor:

Chaim Nahman Bialik

Places:

Odessa, Russian Empire (Odesa, Ukraine)

Date:

1903

Subjects:

Pogroms, Violence, Sexual violence, Antisemitism, Sexism

Categories:

Firsthand Accounts, Reportage