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Persecution
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A History of Antisemitism: From Ancient World to Modern Times
A comprehensive look at the history of antisemitism — from ancient Egyptian and Greek hostility through medieval blood libels, expulsions, the Dreyfus Affair, pogroms, the Holocaust, and modern manifestations.
Blood Libels: The Deadliest Lie in History
The accusation that Jews murder Christian children and use their blood for rituals is a fabrication that has persisted for nearly nine centuries, fueling massacres, pogroms, and hatred that echoes to this day.
Russian Pogroms: Waves of Anti-Jewish Violence
A history of the pogroms against Jews in the Russian Empire from 1881 to 1921, covering their causes, major waves of violence, consequences for Jewish life, and the mass emigration they triggered.
The Khmelnytsky Massacres of 1648-1649
The history of the Khmelnytsky uprising and its catastrophic impact on Jewish communities in Ukraine and Poland, which killed tens of thousands and reshaped Jewish life in Eastern Europe.