1948 ⟶ Solomon Mikhoels' Death and Suppression of Jewish Culture
Solomon Mikhoels, actor-director of the Moscow State Jewish ...Year
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😡 Anti-Jewish Riots in Egypt
The 1945 Anti-Jewish riots in Egypt started as an Anti-Zionist demonstration, but it ended with the killing of 5 Egyptian Jews by a Muslim mob and over 300 other Jews were injured.⟶

Post-WarRiotsEgyptAnti-ZionismAnti-JewishViolenceArab-Israeli Conflict

🔥 Aleppo Riots
Anti-Jewish riots erupt in Aleppo, resulting in some 75 Jews murdered and several hundred wounded.⟶

SyriaRiotsArab-Israeli ConflictAnti-SemitismMiddle EastViolenceJewish ExodusPost-War

🏘️ Manama Riots
A mob of Muslim sailors looted Jewish homes and shops in the Manama riots. In the end one Jewish woman was dead and a Synagogue was destroyed.⟶

BahrainRiotsArab-Israeli ConflictAnti-SemitismMiddle EastViolenceJewish ExodusPost-War

👤 Solomon Mikhoels' Death and Suppression of Jewish Culture
Solomon Mikhoels, actor-director of the Moscow State Jewish Theater and chairman of the Jewish Anti-Fascist Committee is killed in a suspicious car accident (see MGB). Mass arrests of prominent Jewish intellectuals and suppression of Jewish culture follow under the banners of campaign on rootless cosmopolitanism and Anti-Zionism.⟶

RussiaSoviet UnionMikhoelsJewish CultureAnti-ZionismAnti-SemitismPost-WarViolenceRootless Cosmopolitanism

💥 Tripoli Riots
The 1948 Anti-Jewish riots in Tripolitania was a riot between the Jewish and Arab populations of Tripoli. Unlike the previous Tripoli pogrom, the Jewish community of Tripoli fought back against the Muslim rioters. When it was over, 14 Jews and 4 Muslims were dead and many on both sides were injured.⟶

LibyaRiotsArab-Israeli ConflictAnti-SemitismAfricaViolenceJewish ExodusPost-War

💣 Cairo Bombings
The 1948 Cairo bombings were several bombings which targeted the Jewish population of Cairo. The bombings claimed the lives of 70 Jews and 200 other Jews were wounded.⟶

EgyptBombingsArab-Israeli ConflictAnti-SemitismMiddle EastViolenceJewish ExodusPost-War
