Kishinev pogrom

When

19 Apr 1903 – 22 Apr 1903

Kind

Pogrom

Deaths

48

Coordinates

47.04° N, 28.80° E

Description

anti-Jewish riot in Kishinev, Russian Empire from April 6-9, 1903

Anti-Jewish attack in Kishinev, Russian Empire (19–21 April 1903)

The Kishinev pogrom or Kishinev massacre was an anti-Jewish riot that took place in Kishinev, then the capital of the Bessarabia Governorate in the Russian Empire, on 19–21 April [O.S. 6–8 April] 1903. During the pogrom, which began on Easter Day, between 40 and 49 Jews were killed, 92 were gravely injured, over 500 were lightly injured and 1,500 homes were damaged.

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