15th–17th centuries
Massacres of Khmelnytsky
juin 1648·Tulchyn
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the Polish nobility, besieged with the Jews in the fortress, delivers them to the Cossacks against its own life, then is massacred in turn
At Tulchyn, the Polish nobility besieged in the fortress alongside the Jews handed them over to the Cossacks in exchange for their own lives; the nobility was massacred in turn immediately after.
The Jews, who were armed and defending a section of the ramparts, had at first wanted to turn against the nobles upon learning of the negotiation; their leaders dissuaded them, saying that the blood shed would fall upon all the communities of Poland. They were handed over and perished, then the Cossacks entered and killed those who had betrayed them.
The episode is recounted by Nathan Hanover, a witness to the revolt, in a Hebrew chronicle that is the principal source on those years and one of the most widely read mourning texts of Eastern European Judaism.
- Period :
- 15th–17th centuries
- Type :
- Massacre
- Region :
- Central and Eastern Europe
- Country :
- Ukraine
Nathan Hanover, Yeven metsoula ; Ouvrages sur les massacres de 1648-1649.