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Review What was Jewish life like prior to the
partition of Poland What is the Pale of Settlement? What was Tsar Nicolas I’s plan for dealing
with the Jewish Problem? What were some ways he accomplished it?
What was the Haskalah? How did Judaism change religiously in
Eastern Europe?
East European Jewry
Part II
Anti-Semitism: Pogroms I Pogrom: Definition
Russian word for a violent riot, accompanied by pillage and murder, perpetrated by one group against another. Throughout Russian history pogroms occurred between various communities.
In a broader sense, pogrom has come to mean attacks by non-Jewish Russians against the Jews between 1881 and 1921.
Anti- Semitism: Pogroms II Primary Sources
“The Massacre of Jews at Kishinev” (page 409) “The City of Slaughter” (page 410)
Additional Discussion Questions What is different about who is condemned in
each document? What do we learn about this event by looking
at more than one document? Which argument do you agree with? Why?
Anti-Semitism: Blood Libel Menachem Mendel Beilis
(1874-1934) Non-observant Jew Soldier & Factory
superintendent Father of 5
Beilis Trial (1911-1913) Evidence did not point to
Beilis Outcry from around the world Beilis tried in 1913 Acquitted when murderer
turns himself in
Arrest of Menachem Beilis
Anti-Semitism: Jewish Response I Emigration from Russia
Causes Pogroms Economic Depression
Destinations America Israel South America
Baron De Hirsch (Jewish Colonization Association) Argentina and Brazil
Anti-Semitism: Jewish Response II Socialism
Definition – A movement which aims to improve society through collective action and communal ownership of property.
Begins in Western Europe in the 19th Century and spreads to Russia
Industrial Revolution Jews see in this ideology possibility for a better
future.
Anti-Semitism: Jewish Response IIa Algemeyner arbeter bund in Polyn un
Rusland (General Jewish Worker’s Union in Poland and Russia) Founded in 1897 Views
Secular political party opposed to traditional Judaism Sought rights for the proletariat Sought national-cultural autonomy for Jews
Member of RSDWP 1912 – sided with Mensheviks 1921 – joined the Communist Party
Changes in the 20th Century Similarities and Differences Between the
Bund and RSDWP Bund – Jewish nationalism RSDWP – Jews are not a nation
March Revolution (1917) Emancipation of the Jews Russification continues
Next Class Mid-term Exam
Need Raspberry Scantron Multiple Choice, T/F, Extra Credit