Tag: Pogroms

The text explores the theme of broken dolls as a metaphor for personal and societal struggles, focusing on the history of doll hospitals founded by Jewish immigrants in the US at the turn of the 20th century and in modern times.
The text discusses the juxtaposition of celebrating Israel Independence Day with the ongoing battle against Hamas and the historic and contemporary struggles of the Jewish people.
In the late 19th century, the Russian Empire was home to the largest Jewish population, but violent pogroms led to massive emigration to escape persecution.
The author reflects on the challenges and joys of raising a puppy amidst dark times, including frequent vet visits and unexpected mishaps.
The Russian Jewish poet Lev Semyonovich Rubinstein, who passed away at the age of 76, experienced the ongoing persecution and discrimination against Jews in Russia.
This text discusses the challenges faced by young Jews on the left in dealing with their families who hold supportive or complicit views on pogroms and genocide.
This article discusses the contrasting experiences of two wars: the Yom Kippur War in Israel in 1973 and World War I.
The author expresses disappointment with the statement released by the Association of Jewish Studies (AJS) following the recent violence in Israel.
The article explores the fear and traditions surrounding Christmas among Jews.
In this personal account, the author recounts a trip to Ukraine in 1970 to explore his Jewish roots, during which he is detained by the KGB for visiting a city without permission.
Between 1918 and 1921, during the Russian and Bolshevik invasion of independent Ukraine, over 1,000 anti-Jewish riots and attacks, known as pogroms, occurred, resulting in the death of over 100,000 Jews and the displacement of hundreds of thousands more.
The text discusses the intertwined dynamics of Zionism and Bolshevism during the years preceding and during World War I.
In a Russian shtetl during the mid-1800s, a man claiming to be a Jewish soldier named Dovid returns after 25 years in the czarist army, seeking his family.
Jewish humor has a long history of finding light in dark times.
Throughout history, Jews have faced and survived numerous epidemics.
The article delves into the intertwining of myth and history in the Jewish-American immigration narrative, comparing the Exodus story to the mass Jewish migration from the Russian Empire to America between 1870 and 1920.
In the book "Intimate Violence," co-author Jeffrey Kopstein explores the occurrence of ethnic violence, using pogroms against Jews in Poland as a case study to explain why and when such violence happens.
Jeffrey Kopstein's book "Intimate Violence" examines the phenomenon of ethnic violence, focusing on pogroms against Jews in Poland to understand why such violence occurs.
"The Silence of Malka" is a graphic novel set in a Jewish settlement in Argentina at the end of the 19th century, featuring a golem created to help a struggling farmer and his family.
During the four days of Kristallnacht in 1938, violence erupted in small villages like Nentershausen in Hessen, Germany.
"The Cross" by Lamed Shapiro is a powerful Yiddish story set in wide-open America, following a hobo whose life is marked by tragedy and violence from a brutal pogrom in Russia.
This article recounts the special connection the author's mother, Pearl, had with her Aunt Eva's cookies, a family recipe passed down through generations.
"The Wandering Jew Has Arrived" by Albert Londres is a reissued work shedding light on the French investigative journalist's 1929-1930 travels to Jewish communities in Europe and Palestine, highlighting the rise of anti-Semitism and his support for Zionism.
Simon Dubnov, a prominent Jewish historian and public intellectual in Russia, explores the debates surrounding Jewish emigration from Russia in the late 19th century.
In 1929, a series of violent pogroms targeted Jews in British-ruled Palestine, resulting in the deaths of 83 Jews and injuring hundreds.