Easter in Kishniev: Anatomy of a Pogrom (Reappraisals in Jewish Social and Intellectual History)
By Unknown Author.
Description
Judge's book is the best to date on the Kishinev pogrom of 1903. In seven gracefully written chapters, the author lays out the background of the Jewish question in Russia, profiles the city of Kishinev, narrates the events leading up to and included in the pogrom, and analyzes its causes and effects.-Choice A detailed re-examination of the notorious Kishinev pogrom of 1903.-East European Jewish Affairs In February of 1903, in a town in the southwestern part of the Russian empire, a peasant stumbled upon the corpse of 14-year old Mikhail Rybachenko, bruised and covered with stab wounds,...
ISBN(s)
0814741932, 9780814741931
