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Russian church

Russian church

Origin of a Russian Orthodox procession during the pogrom.

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... other a Russian Orthodox march originating from the Russian church. When the second procession reached סאי"‎ City,” a section of Bialystok, someone fired a shot as a signal for the pogrom to begin, and the slaughter of the Jews commenced. Hundreds of hooli- gans armed with crowbars, knives and axes, escorted by police and soldiers, fanned out into the center of the city, smashing doors and windows of houses and stores, looting and pillaging everything in sight. The unarmed Jewish population, terrified by these murderous acts, ran for cover in airless cellars and attics, where they hid for the entire three days, hungry and prostrate, antici- pating death at any moment. ...
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