Ukraine Pogrom: 4 people hospitalized after anti-Semitic mob attack near Jewish holy site

[grossproffit]

At least four people were hospitalized after an angry mob of at least 30 people armed with sticks and knives attacked Jewish pilgrims Friday night in Ukraine's town of Uman.

The incident was reported by head of Ukraine's Jewish Committee Eduard Dolinsky in a Facebook post on Sunday.

According to local media reports, the pogrom-style attack began with a minor strife between a Jew and one of the local residents.

The situation escalated as the Uman resident called in his friends to stage violent attacks on Jews, as 112.ua reported.

According to the witness accounts cited by the outlets, the police arrived on the scene but did little to protect the victims as the mob raged through the town, specifically seeking out Jews.

Referring to the incident as a 'pogrom', Dolinsky said the Uman Jews will set up self-defense groups due to the authorities' inaction.

https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/international/europe/1578831313-ukraine-four-people-hospitalized-after-anti-semitic-mob-attack-near-jewish-holy-site

[OAITW r.2.0]

1. Followers of Putin/Trump. Will either condemn this? Stay tuned. nt

[Skittles]

2. I had to look up pogrom

A pogrom is a violent riot aimed at the massacre or persecution of an ethnic or religious group, particularly one aimed at Jews. The Russian-language term originally entered the English language in order to describe 19th and 20th century attacks on Jews in the Russian Empire.

very disturbing

[JudyM]

4. Lost my paternal grandmother's family in a Ukrainian pogrom.

Absolutely horrific.

[wnylib]

5. The word may have entered the English

language at that time, but the action it represents existed for many centuries before that.

[COLGATE4]

3. Nothing new in Ukraine, historically the scene

of vicious Pogroms against Jews. Some things never change.