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Jews of Ukraine: Birthplace of Hasidism, Land of Sorrow
Ukraine gave the world Hasidism and some of Judaism's greatest minds. It also gave the world Khmelnytsky's massacres, devastating pogroms, and Babyn Yar. The story of Ukrainian Jewry is one of extraordinary creativity amid extraordinary suffering.
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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.
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