The Warsaw pogrom was a pogrom that took place in Russian-controlled Warsaw on December 25-27, 1881, then part of the Vistulan Country (an unofficial derogatory name of Polish provinces within the Russian Empire).
A contemporary Jewish-Russian historian, Simon Dubnow, gives details of this event: on Christmas Day 1881 the outbreak of panic after a false warning of fire in the crowded Holy Cross Church resulted in the deaths of twenty-nine persons...
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The Warsaw pogrom was a pogrom that took place in Russian-controlled Warsaw on December 25-27, 1881, then part of the Vistulan Country (an unofficial derogatory name of Polish provinces within the Russian Empire).
A contemporary Jewish-Russian historian, Simon Dubnow, gives details of this event: on Christmas Day 1881 the outbreak of panic after a false warning of fire in the crowded Holy Cross Church resulted in the deaths of twenty-nine persons in a stampede. It was believed that the false alarm was raised by pickpockets, who used the ruse to allow them to rob people during the panic. A crowd gathered on the scene of the event and some unknown persons started to spread a rumour, which subsequently proved to be unfounded, that two Jewish pickpockets had been caught in the church.
The mob began to attack Jews, Jewish stores, businesses, and residences in the streets adjoining the Holy Cross Church. The riots in Warsaw continued for three days, until Russian authorities (who controlled...
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