Jewish Persecution Flashcards
What does Anti - Semitism mean?
Discriminatintowards Jews.
Who and when was the term Anti-semitism first popularized by a journalist?
Wilhelm Marr (German) in 1879.
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Throughout the _____and early _____, Jews throughout the Russian Empire and other European countries faced violent, anti-Jewish riots called _____.
The correct answer is:
Throughout the 1800s and early 1900s, Jews throughout the Russian Empire and other European countries faced violent, anti-Jewish riots called pogroms.
After the Russian Revolution how many pogroms were taking place across Ukraine alone.
1326 pogroms.
What does pogrom mean?
A pogrom is an organized massacre of a particular ethnic group, in particular that of Jewish people in Russia or eastern Europe.
When was the “night of broken glass” and what was it?
It took place on the 9-10th November 1938 and it was when more than 250 synagogues across Reich were burned and 7000 Jewish businesses were looted.
When did the Holocaust begin and end?
It began in 1939 and ended in 1945.
How many Jews were killed in WW2?
Approx. 6 million Jews.
