pogrom

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"We thought we were safe. Our grandparents and great grandparents -- Holocaust survivors -- many of them came to here to escape hate and to escape bloodshed, pogrom, persecution," he said.

From Barron's • Dec. 17, 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 term "pogrom" refers to violent and organised attacks against Jews, and is particularly associated with pre-Second World War eastern Europe.

From BBC • Oct. 16, 2023

But I can promise you there'll be no pogrom.

From Jimgrim and Allah's Peace by Mundy, Talbot