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  2. History of the Jews in Odesa - Wikipedia

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    By 1799, the Jewish population of the city numbered 317, comprising 187 males and 130 females. [a] Around this period, there were multiple Jewish religious institutions, including a burial society, a synagogue, and a school for orphans named Talmud Torah. A hekdesh (workhouse) was built and a Kehillah (commune) was organised. [4]: 35

  3. Museum of the History of Odesa Jews - Wikipedia

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    [3] [4] At its founding, it was the first Jewish museum in a post-Soviet nation. The building is listed as #51-101-0776 on the State Register of Immovable Landmarks of Ukraine . [ 5 ] It is a nonprofit and relies on visitor donations.

  4. Odessa pogroms - Wikipedia

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    The 1905 pogrom of Odessa was the worst anti-Jewish pogrom in Odessa's history. Between 18 and 22 October 1905, ethnic Russians, Ukrainians, and Greeks killed over 400 Jews and damaged or destroyed over 1600 Jewish properties. [11]

  5. Pale of Settlement - Wikipedia

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    The Pale of Settlement [a] was a western region of the Russian Empire with varying borders that existed from 1791 to 1917 (de facto until 1915) in which permanent residency by Jews was allowed and beyond which Jewish residency, permanent or temporary, [1] was mostly forbidden. Most Jews were still excluded from residency in a number of cities ...

  6. List of shtetls - Wikipedia

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    Pre-Holocaust Jewish population Notes Hebrew Latin Antopal: אנטיפאָליע Antipolye 1,792 (1921) Town survived, but all Jews were exterminated. Byerazino: בערעזין Berezin Town survived, but all Jews were exterminated. Brahin: בראָהין Brohin 2,254 (1897) Town survived. Chawusy: טשאָוס Tshous 7,444 (1897) Town survived ...

  7. Pogroms in the Russian Empire - Wikipedia

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    The pogroms there in October 1905 took 800 Jewish lives, the material damages estimated at 70,000,000 rubles. 400 were killed in Odessa, over 150 in Rostov-on-Don, 67 in Yekaterinoslav, 54 in Minsk, 30 in Simferopol—over 40, in Orsha—over 30.

  8. History of the Jews in Russia - Wikipedia

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    In 1890, it approved the establishment of "The Society for the Support of Jewish Farmers and Artisans in Syria and Palestine" [51] (known as the "Odessa Committee" headed by Leon Pinsker) dedicated to practical aspects in establishing agricultural Jewish settlements in Palestine.

  9. Pogrom - Wikipedia

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    Pogrom Plundering the Judengasse in a Jewish ghetto during the Fettmilch uprising. Frankfurt, 22 August 1614 Target Predominantly Jews Additionally other ethnic groups Part of a series on Antisemitism Part of Jewish history and discrimination History Timeline Reference Definitions IHRA definition Jerusalem Declaration Nexus Document Three Ds Geography Argentina Australia Austria Belarus ...