Kielce Pogrom 80th Anniversary Commemorated in Poland

Poland marks the 80th anniversary of the 1946 Kielce pogrom, where a mob killed around 40 Jews, including Holocaust survivors, fueled by a false accusation of ritual child murder.

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Kielce pogrom in Poland: 80th anniversary of 1946 massacre

Just over a year after World War II ended, a mob in the Polish city of Kielce killed around 40 Jews, some of them Holocaust survivors. A lie about ritual child murder escalated the violence.

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Kielce Pogrom 80th Anniversary Commemorated in Poland

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