Kišinev or Linkuva? Rumors and threats against Jews in Lithuania in 1903

Abstract:Over Easter 1903, a large-scale anti-Jewish riot in Kišinev, capital of the Russian governorate of Bessarabia, left dozens of Jews dead and hundreds injured, thus leading to a massive wave of emigration. A product of social discontent and anti-Semitic agitation, the riots of Kišinev became...

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Main Author: Klaus Richter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Romanian Association for Baltic and Nordic Studies 2011-08-01
Series:Revista Română pentru Studii Baltice şi Nordice
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Online Access:http://www.arsbn.ro/rumors-and-threats-against-jews-in-lithuania.htm