19th century
Easter pogrom
29 mars 1882·Balta
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the Jewish quarter ravaged, women raped, the troops only intervening on the second day
On the twenty-ninth day of March, Easter Sunday, the Jewish quarter of Balta is sacked. Women are raped, and the troops intervene only on the second day.
Balta is the deadliest pogrom of the first wave, and it is the one that strikes European opinion most forcefully. It occurs at a moment when the wave seemed to be subsiding, and it comes shortly before the "May Laws," which will further restrict the residence and occupations of the Jews of the Empire — the victim is thus subjected, in the name of her own protection, to the very measures that her attackers had demanded.
- Period :
- 19th century
- Type :
- Pogrom
- Region :
- Central and Eastern Europe
- Country :
- Ukraine
Rapports administratifs russes ; presse européenne et juive.