What the records say
- When
- 7 Nov 1945
- Kind
- Pogrom
- Deaths
- 140
- Coordinates
- 32.89° N, 13.19° E
- Description
- rioting against Jews in North Africa (1945)
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
1945 anti-Jewish riots in Tripolitania
Pogrom against Jews in North Africa (1945)
The 1945 anti-Jewish riots in Tripolitania were the most violent riots against Jews in North Africa in the 20th century. From November 5 to November 7, 1945, more than 140 Jews were killed and many more injured in a pogrom in Tripolitania, then under British military occupation. 38 Jews were killed in Tripoli from where the riots spread.
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- Wikidata: massacres and genocidesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “émeutes anti-juives à Tripoli”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Погром в Триполи”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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