pogrom
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The term "pogrom" refers to violent attacks against Jews because of their religion.
From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026
Shlomo Mansour was born in Baghdad and as a child survived the Farhud pogrom against the Iraqi capital's Jewish community in 1941.
From BBC • Feb. 11, 2025
As reports of antisemitism surge in Germany and elsewhere, commemorations of the Nazi pogrom Kristallnacht have taken on special resonance this year.
From New York Times • Nov. 10, 2023
The United States condemned the events, which a State Department spokesperson said had "looked like a pogrom."
From Reuters • Oct. 30, 2023
The pogrom of Balta was called forth not by the mere inactivity but by the direct activity of the local authorities.
From History of the Jews in Russia and Poland. Volume II From the death of Alexander I. until the death of Alexander III. (1825-1894) by Friedlaender, I.
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