Anti-Jewish violence in Eastern Europe, 1944–1946
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Anti-Jewish violence in Eastern Europe included anti-Jewish crimes in various countries that occurred after the retreat of the Nazi German forces and arrival of the Soviet Union
Red Army
forces.
in a dozen of places, for example, in Kunmadaras
and Miskolc
.
in Topoľčany
5 Jews were killed and about 100 beaten. 13 anti-Jewish
incidents called partisan pogroms took place 1–5 August 1946, the biggest one in Žilina
, where 15 people were wounded .
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
Red Army
Red Army
The Workers' and Peasants' Red Army started out as the Soviet Union's revolutionary communist combat groups during the Russian Civil War of 1918-1922. It grew into the national army of the Soviet Union. By the 1930s the Red Army was among the largest armies in history.The "Red Army" name refers to...
forces.
Hungary
Anti-Jewish manifestations, sometimes based on blood libel accusations, took place in HungaryHungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
in a dozen of places, for example, in Kunmadaras
Kunmadaras pogrom
The Kunmadaras pogrom was a post-World War II anti-Semitic pogrom in Kunmadaras, Hungary.The program resulted in the killing of two and wounding of fifteen Jews on May 22, 1946. The frenzy was instigated by the crowd's belief that the Jews had made sausage out of Christian children.-References:**...
and Miskolc
Miskolc pogrom
Miskolc pogrom - killing of two and wounding one Jew in Miskolc, July 30 and August 1, 1946. The riots started as demonstrations against economic hardships and later became anti-Semitic. Lieutenant General Laszlo Piros participated in the riots....
.
Slovakia
In SlovakiaSlovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
in Topoľčany
Topolcany pogrom
Topoľčany pogrom was an anti-Jewish riot in Topoľčany, Czechoslovakia on 24 September 1945 during which 48 people were injured.-Details:...
5 Jews were killed and about 100 beaten. 13 anti-Jewish
incidents called partisan pogroms took place 1–5 August 1946, the biggest one in Žilina
Žilina
Žilina is a city in north-western Slovakia, around from the capital Bratislava, close to both the Czech and Polish borders. It is the fourth largest city of Slovakia with a population of approximately 85,000, an important industrial center, the largest city on the Váh river, and the seat of a...
, where 15 people were wounded .
Further reading
- A Stairwell in Lodz, Cappel, Constance, Xlibris, 2004.
- WARTIME AND POSTWAR DUTCH ATTITUDES TOWARD THE JEWS: MYTH AND TRUTH, Manfred Gerstenfeld