1863 ⟶ Lynch of Jew in Hamadan

A Jew in Hamadan is lynched by a Muslim mob, and many others...
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🔪 Mob Attack on Tabriz Jews

The Persian Jewish population of Tabriz, Iran is attacked by a mob, resulting in most of the Jewish community either being killed or fleeing.⟶
Mob Attack on Tabriz Jews (1830)
PogromPersecutionViolenceIranJewish CommunityMob Violence19th Century
IranIran

🔪 Jews Punished for Mocking Ta'zieh Ceremonies in Hamadan

The Jews of Hamadan are accused of mocking the Ta'zieh ceremonies for Imam Husain, several of them are fined and some have their ears and noses cut off as punishment.⟶
Jews Punished for Mocking Ta'zieh Ceremonies in Hamadan (1860)
HamadanIranReligious PersecutionTa'ziehShia Islam19th CenturyMob Violence
IranIran

🔥 Lynch of Jew in Hamadan

A Jew in Hamadan is lynched by a Muslim mob, and many others are severely injured after being accused of insulting Muhammad.⟶
Lynch of Jew in Hamadan (1863)
HamadanLynchingIranMob ViolenceIslamic Mob19th CenturyReligious ConflictAntisemitism
IranIran

🔥 Forced Conversion and Massacre of Jews in Barforush

The Jews of Barforush are forcibly converted to Islam. When they are allowed to revert to Judaism thanks to French and British ambassadors, a Muslim mob kills 18 Jews, burning two of them alive.⟶
Forced Conversion and Massacre of Jews in Barforush (1866)
BarforushIranForced ConversionPogrom19th CenturyReligious PersecutionMob ViolenceAntisemitism
IranIran

🪢 Lynching of Samuel Bierfield

Samuel Bierfield (d. 15 August 1868) is believed to be the first Jew lynched in the United States. Bierfield and his African-American clerk, Lawrence Bowman, were apprehended in Bierfield's store in Franklin, Tennessee and fatally shot by a group of masked men believed to belong to the Ku Klux Klan, on 15 August 1868. No one was ever convicted of the crime, however.⟶
Lynching of Samuel Bierfield (1868)
LynchingKu Klux KlanUnited States19th CenturyViolenceAntisemitismBierfieldTennessee
United StatesUnited States

🔥 Pogrom on Jerba Island

18 Tunisian Jews are killed in a pogrom and an Arab mob loots Jewish homes and stores, burns synagogues, on Jerba Island.⟶
Pogrom on Jerba Island (1869)
PogromJerba IslandTunisia19th CenturyAntisemitismMob ViolenceNorth Africa
TunisiaTunisia