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Ukraine in the words of a murdered Yiddish poet

Maia Evrona in Forward · 31 Jul

The Night of the Murdered Poets on August 12, 1952, saw the execution of 13 Jewish intellectuals in the Soviet Union, including five Yiddish writers originally from Ukraine.

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Commemorating the Yiddish writers and artists murdered on Aug. 12, 1952

Forverts Staff in Forward · 28 Jul

August 12 marks the anniversary of the Night of the Murdered Poets, when in 1952, the Soviet regime executed 13 prominent Jewish intellectuals, including Yiddish poets like David Bergelson, David Hofshteyn, and Perets Markish.

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The true story behind the 'Night of the Murdered Poets'

Rukhl Schaechter in Forward · 3 Aug 2023

On August 12, 1952, Stalin's regime executed 13 Jewish cultural figures in Moscow's Lubyanka prison, an event now known as the Night of the Murdered Poets.

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The true story behind the 'Night of the Murdered Poets'

RSchaechter in Forward · 3 Aug 2023

On August 12, 1952, 13 Jewish writers, artists, journalists, and scientists were executed in Moscow's Lubyanka prison by firing squad, a crime known as the Night of the Murdered Poets.

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Night of the Murdered Poets

Rokhl Kafrissen in Tablet · 14 Aug 2019

The Night of the Murdered Poets refers to the tragic events of August 12, 1952, when 13 members of the Soviet Jewish Anti-Fascist Committee were executed for fabricated crimes, leading to a commemoration that has parallels with Tisha B'Av in a sector of Yiddish-speaking, socialist American Jews.

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65 Years Ago, The USSR Murdered Its Greatest Jewish Poets. What’s Left Of Their Legacy?

Talya Zax in Forward · 12 Aug 2017

August 12, 1952, marks a dark chapter in Soviet history known as the "Night of the Murdered Poets," where 13 Jewish intellectuals, including prominent Yiddish writers like Dovid Bergelson and Perets Markish, were executed.