Event · Pogrom
Bialystok pogrom of 1906
Bialystok received support from other communities and institutions after the terrible pogrom of 1906.
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... Bialystok was sensitive to the needs of other com-
munities — always ready to help a neighboring town in
difficulty. When necessary, prominent businessmen as
well as plain folk took it upon themselves to collect
funds from the public in order to provide assistance.
For their part, Bialystoker Jews routinely responded to
such need with generosity that should be a source of
pride for all Bialystoker /andsleit. Conversely, Bialystok
received gracious support from other communities,
individuals and distant institutions, when it found itself
in distress after the terrible pogrom of 1906. ...Connected nodes