Easter in Kishinev: Anatomy of a Pogrom by Judge, Edward H. [Editor] - 1995-01-31

NYU Press. A beautiful crisp clean uncracked unmarked softcover copy in near fine condition. . Near Fine. Soft cover. 1995.

Paperback / softback. New.

New York Univ Pr, 1995. Paperback. New. reissue edition. 198 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.50 inches.

New York Univ Pr, 1995. Paperback. New. reissue edition. 198 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.50 inches.

New. Judge's book is the best to date on the Kishinev pogrom of 1903. In seven gracefully written chapters, the author lays out the background of the Jewish question in Russia, profiles the city of Kishinev, narrates the events leading up to and included in the pogrom, and analyzes its causes and effects. -Choice A detailed re-examination of the notorious Kishinev pogrom of 1903. -East European Jewish Affairs In February of 1903, in a town in the southwestern part of the Russian empire, a peasant stumbled upon the corpse of 14-year old Mikhail Rybachenko, bruised and covered with stab wounds, in a garden. The murder immediately fueled wild rumors that he had been killed by local Jews in need of his Christian blood to prepare their matzah bread. Panic rumors, grounded in sinister superstitions of Jewish sorcery and ritual murder, quickly spread to nearby towns. By April, they had hit Kishinev -- a growing metropolis of 100,000 inhabitants rife with the unrest of rapid expansion, ethnic… Read More

NYU Press, 1995-02-01. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!