The jewish pogroms of 1881-84 Flashcards
the jewish concentration in areas of the pale did what?
made them ready targets for the anti0jewish pogroms that broke out in April 1881 in Yelizavetgrad in the Ukraine
what was used as an excuse to stir up trouble
encouragement by the Okhrana using the link to Tsar Alexander II’s assassination as an excuse to stir up trouble
governing authorities reaction to violence?
did little to curb the violence
-they were slow to act
what organisation, supported by pobedonostev, helped to coordinate early attacks ?
the ‘holy league’. organisation, although this was banned in 1882
how many major cities were effected?
around 16 major cities
what did jews face?
-jewish property burnt
-shops + businesses destroyed
- many incidents of rape + murder
the main outbreaks continued into
1884
what laws added to the discrimination against the jews which made life harder for them, even within the pale of settlement?
The May Laws of 1882
the may laws of 1882
-Jews forbidden to settle hereafter outside cities + towns fewer than 10,000 people
-all contracts for the mortgaging or renting of property situated outside cities and towns to a jewm shall be of no effect
-jews forbidden to do business on Sunday and Christian holidays
these laws effectively condemned the jews to living in
ghettoes in cities and towns
a separate decree of 1882 also decreased the number of jewish?
doctors permitted in the Russian army because doctors possess the rights of army officers- privilege otherwise unattainable for jews
these laws= supposedly temporary but in practice?
constantly revised + tightened
