Proskurov pogrom

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Monument to victims of Proskurov pogrom in Khmelnytskyi

The Proskurov pogrom took place on 15 February 1919 in the town of

Haidamacks. In mere three and a half hours at least 1,500 Jews were murdered,[2] up to 1,700 by other estimates,[3] and more than 1,000 wounded including women, children and the old.[2] The massacre was carried out by Ukrainian People's Republic soldiers of Ivan Semesenko. They were ordered to save the ammunition in the process and use only lances and bayonets.[2]

One witness writing of the violence said "It is impossible to image what happened here on Saturday, February 15, 1919. This was not a pogrom. It was like the Armenian slaughter."[4] Samosenko was executed in 1920 albeit the charges for which he was shot are disputed. At the time, it was claimed that Semesenko was executed on charges of organizing Jewish pogroms. However, modern historians concluded that he was instead shot for dissent against Symon Petliura.[5]

History

According to historians

Bolshevik uprising against the Ukrainian People's Republic in the city.[6]

The mention of pogrom was brought up during the

Schwartzbard's trial in Paris, France. Reportedly, the evidential proof of an order by Ukrainian People's Republic head Symon Petliura himself was discussed during the proceedings. The actual cable was burned by a Jew fearing death. According to Canadian historian Henry Abramson the cable is probably a forgery "Given the repeated publications condemned by Petliura of pogroms".[6]

A few days later, the Red Cross representative in Proskurow witnessed Semosenko's verbal report to Petliura, admitting to killing 4,000 Jews, which nevertheless remained unconfirmed.

Stalinist era, in spite of the fact that Bohdan Khmelnytsky himself committed a terrible pogrom there against the Jews already in the 17th century.[7]

Notes

  1. ISBN 0-595-00667-1. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help
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  2. ^
    ISBN 978-1-317-44932-4
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  3. ISBN 0-521-52851-8
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  4. ^ Bemporad 2019, p. 4.
  5. ^ Війна з державою чи за державу? Селянський повстанський рух в Україні 1917-1921 рр. Харків: Книжковий клуб сімейного дозвілля: Likбез. Історичний Фронт. 2017. pp. 137–140.
  6. ^
    Ukrayinska Pravda
    (25 February 2019)
  7. ISBN 978-94-6300-190-8
    .

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