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  1. Pogrom - Wikipedia

    After the collapse of the Russian Empire in 1917, several pogroms occurred amidst the power struggles in Eastern Europe, including the Lwów pogrom (1918) and Kiev pogroms (1919). …

  2. POGROM Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of POGROM is an organized massacre of helpless people; specifically : such a massacre of Jews.

  3. Pogrom | Meaning, Definition, & History | Britannica

    Pogrom, a mob attack, either approved or condoned by authorities, against the persons and property of a religious, racial, or national minority. The term is usually applied to attacks on …

  4. Pogroms | Holocaust Encyclopedia

    Pogrom is a Russian word meaning “to wreak havoc, to demolish violently.” Historically, the term refers to violent attacks by local non-Jewish populations on Jews in the Russian Empire and in …

  5. Pogram - definition of Pogram by The Free Dictionary

    Define Pogram. Pogram synonyms, Pogram pronunciation, Pogram translation, English dictionary definition of Pogram. n. An organized, often officially encouraged massacre or persecution of a …

  6. What Were Pogroms? - My Jewish Learning

    Though the precise characteristics of a pogrom vary widely depending on the specific incidents, a pogrom is generally considered to be a violent attack against a group based on their ethnic …

  7. Pogroms - Meaning, Russia & Jewish | HISTORY

    Jan 25, 2018 · As many as 1,000 Jews died at the hands of Greeks and Russians in the 1905 pogrom. Czar Nicholas II released the October Manifesto, which made civil rights promises …

  8. Pogroms - Jewish Virtual Library

    Pogrom is a Russian word designating an attack, accompanied by destruction, looting of property, murder, and rape, perpetrated by one section of the population against another.

  9. 20 years before the Holocaust, pogroms killed 100,000 Jews

    Dec 21, 2021 · The book describes the rape of Jewish women and girls and the destruction of Torah scrolls, with the perpetrators of the pogrom including Polish soldiers as well as civilians.

  10. Pogroms in the Russian Empire - Wikipedia

    Particularly, the 1905 pogrom stands as one of the most severe incidents of anti-Jewish violence in Russia at the time, both in terms of property damage and human casualties. In comparison, …