1938 ⟶ Kristallnacht: The Night of Broken Glass
Kristallnacht (Night of The Broken Glass). In one night most...
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🔥 Pogrom in Frankfurt: Judenschlacht
A pogrom against the Jews of Frankfurt takes place after conflicts over Jewish-Christian marriages and the enforced baptism of interfaith couples. 180 Jews are killed as a result and 24 agree to be baptized. This became known as the Judenschlacht (German for Slaughter of the Jews).⟶
PogromViolencePersecutionReligious conflictMarriage lawsBaptismFrankfurtMiddle AgesAnti-Jewish violence
Germany🔪 Armleder Persecutions in Franconia and Alsace
Armleder persecutions against Jews in Franconia and Alsace led by lawless German bands, the Armleder under the highwayman Arnold von Uissigheim. Roughly 1500 Jews are killed.⟶
PogromAnti-Jewish ViolenceGermanyFranceMedieval PeriodPersecution
Germany
France
🔥 Kristallnacht: The Night of Broken Glass
Kristallnacht (Night of The Broken Glass). In one night most German synagogues and hundreds of Jewish-owned German businesses are destroyed. Almost 100 Jews are killed, and 10,000 are sent to concentration camps.⟶
KristallnachtPogromViolenceSynagogue DestructionNazi GermanyConcentration CampsPersecutionWorld War IIAnti-Jewish Violence
Germany✡️ The Holocaust Begins
The Holocaust. About 6 million Jews, including about 1 million children, systematically killed by Nazi Germany and other Axis powers. See also Holocaust denial.⟶
HolocaustGenocideNazi GermanyWorld War IIMass MurderConcentration CampsAnti-SemitismAxis PowersSix MillionJewish History
🔥 Tripoli Pogrom
The 1945 Tripoli pogrom was a violent massacre of the Jewish population of Tripoli by Muslim rioters. After days of violence 140+ Jews were dead and hundreds were injured. In the aftermath 4,000 Jews were left homeless and thousands were reduced to poverty. 9 Synagogues were destroyed, along with thousands of Jewish homes and businesses.⟶
World War IIPogromTripoliLibyaPost-WarAnti-Jewish RiotsMuslimViolence
Libya