pogrom
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The Farhud, the 1941 pogrom in Baghdad, for instance, began the end of a 2,600-year-old community.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
The term "pogrom" refers to violent attacks against Jews because of their religion.
From Barron's ● Feb. 13, 2026
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
"It's something that we used to imagine from our grandfathers, grandmothers in the pogrom in Europe and other places."
From Reuters ● Oct. 10, 2023
As for the emigration movement, which had begun during the storm and stress of the first pogrom year, this passive but only effective protest against the new Egyptian oppression proceeded at a slow pace.
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 I. Friedlaender
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