1948 Oujda and Jerada pogrom
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The Oujda and Jerada pogrom was a pogrom
that occurred on June 7-8, 1948, in the towns of Oujda
and Jerada
, northeastern Morocco
. In those events 42 Jews were killed and approximately l50 injured at the hands of local Muslims in reaction to the civil war in Palestine
.
Pogrom
A pogrom is a form of violent riot, a mob attack directed against a minority group, and characterized by killings and destruction of their homes and properties, businesses, and religious centres...
that occurred on June 7-8, 1948, in the towns of Oujda
Oujda
Oujda is a city in eastern Morocco with an estimated population of 1 million. The city is located about 15 kilometers west of Algeria and about 60 kilometers south of the Mediterranean Sea. It is the capital of the Oriental Region of Morocco and the birthplace of the current Algerian president,...
and Jerada
Jerada
Jerada is a town in northeastern Morocco, in the Beni Snassen Mountains. It is located at around , close to the border with Algeria. It has approx. 30,000 inhabitants....
, northeastern Morocco
Morocco
Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
. In those events 42 Jews were killed and approximately l50 injured at the hands of local Muslims in reaction to the civil war in Palestine
Palestine
Palestine is a conventional name, among others, used to describe the geographic region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River, and various adjoining lands....
.
See also
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- 1945 Cairo pogrom1945 Cairo pogromIn 1945, with the rise of Egyptian nationalism and the cultivation of anti-Western and anti-Jewish sentiment, riots erupted. In the violence, 10 Jews were killed, 350 injured, and a synagogue, a Jewish hospital, and an old-age home were burned down...
- Jewish exodus from Arab and Muslim countries