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How Long Does a Pogrom Last?
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You have a simplistic picture of a pogrom. A well-off and respected shopkeeper lives a proud and happy life. All at once, angels of destruction pop out of nowhere and within minutes they…

Contributor:

Alexander Kapel

Places:

Warsaw, Russian Empire (Warsaw, Poland)

Date:

1911

Subjects:

Pogroms, Antisemitism, Gentiles, Violence, Economic life

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