Kielce pogrom (1918)
The Kielce pogrom of 1918 refers to the events that occurred on 11 November 1918, in the
At 6:30 P.M. the meeting began to break up, wrote Morgenthau. Only about 300 people remained in the auditorium. Soon, a group of soldiers entered the theatre and began to search for arms, driving the Jews towards the stairs, where a double line of extremists, some armed with clubs and bayonets beat the Jews as they were leaving the building according to Morgenthau. Outside the theatre, Jews were assaulted by the mob again. Jewish homes and shops were damaged. During the pogrom four Jews were killed and a large number wounded, wrote Morgenthau.[1][3] "A number of civilians have been indicted for participation in this excess", but had not been brought to trial by the time his report was delivered.[1][4]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d Mission of The United States to Poland, Henry Morgenthau, Sr. Report
- ^ Stanisław Białek (2016). "Historia kieleckich Żydów" [History of the Kielce Jews]. Stowarzyszenie im. Jana Karskiego. First published in Słowo Żydowskie magazine (07/2011) by Towarzystwo Społeczno-Kulturalne Żydów w Polsce.
Z sali padły okrzyki: My nie chcemy po polsku!
- Bolshevik interests in Poland which ultimately led to the Polish–Soviet Warof 1919. Olgin escaped to USA in 1915 and began to advocate that the affairs of Poland need to be taken over by an external force.
- ^ Województwo Świętokrzyskie – Kielce (including Kielce Synagogue/Synagoga w Kielcach). (in Polish)
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D. Flisiak, Pogrom ludności żydowskiej w Kielcach z 11-12 listopada 1918 roku: przyczyny, przebieg, konsekwencje, „Facta Simonidis: zeszyty naukowe Państwowej Wyższej Szkoły Zawodowej w Zamościu”, 2017, nr 1, s. 243-259.