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The Kishinev pogrom or Kishinev massacre was an anti-Jewish riot that took place in Kishinev (modern Chișinău, Moldova), then the capital of the Bessarabia Governorate in the Russian Empire, on 19–21 April [O.S. 6–8 April] 1903. [1]
The second Kishinev pogrom took place on October 19–20, 1905 in Kishinev (now Chișinău), two and a half years after the first Kishinev pogrom.It was part of the wave of pogroms that swept across the Russian Empire after tsar's October Manifesto in the wake of the abortive Revolution of 1905. 19 Jews were murdered and 56 wounded.
The initial monument was erected in 1993, on the 90th anniversary of the pogrom. This memorial stone is divided into two parts by a Star of David.There is an inscription in four languages (Hebrew, Yiddish, Romanian, and Russian), that says: "In memory of the victims of the Kishinev pogrom 1903–1993."
The 1903 Kishinev pogrom, also known as the Kishinev Massacre, in present-day Moldova killed 47–49 persons. It provoked an international outcry after it was publicized by The Times and The New York Times. There was a second, smaller Kishinev pogrom in 1905.
The poem described the 1903 Kishinev pogrom, a devastating three-day antisemitic riot in what was then Russia during which the Jewish community was barbarically stormed, with countless rapes ...
Victims of pogrom in Chișinău, 1903 There were two massacres in Kishinev (modern Chișinău ) in 1903 and 1905 known as the Kishinev pogroms . In 1903, a Christian Ukrainian boy, Mikhail Ribalenko, was found murdered in the town of Dubăsari , about 40 kilometres (25 mi) northeast of Chișinău; the town is on the left bank of the river ...
Chişinău pogrom. A large anti-Semitic riot took place in the town on 6–7 April 1903, which would later be known as the Kishinev pogrom. The rioting continued for three days, resulting in 47–49 Jews dead, 92 severely wounded, and 500 suffering minor injuries. In addition, several hundred houses and many businesses were plundered and destroyed.
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