Kishinev pogrom
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| Kishinev pogrom | |
|---|---|
| Part of the pogroms in the Russian Empire | |
Bodies in the street | |
| Location | Kishinev, Bessarabia Governorate, Russian Empire (now Chișinău, Moldova) |
| Date | 19–21 April [O.S. 6–8 April] 1903 |
| Target | Bessarabian Jews |
Attack type | |
| Deaths | 40-49 |
| Injured | 92 gravely injured >500 lightly injured |
| Perpetrators | Pogromists |
| Motive | Antisemitism |
The Kishinev pogrom or Kishinev massacre was an anti-Jewish riot that took place in Kishinev (modern Chișinău, Moldova), then the capital of the Bessarabia Governorate in the Russian Empire, on 19–21 April [O.S. 6–8 April] 1903. During the pogrom, which began on Easter Day, between 40 and 49 Jews were killed, 92 were gravely injured, over 500 were lightly injured and 1,500 homes were damaged. American Jews began large-scale organized financial help, and assisted in emigration. The incident focused worldwide attention on the persecution of Jews within the Russian Empire, and led Theodor Herzl to propose the Uganda Scheme as a temporary refuge for the Jews. A second pogrom erupted in the city in October 1905.