A Forgotten Genocide: The Pogroms in Ukraine, 1918-1919, and their Impact on Memory and Politics

Discussion Co-presented by the Center for Jewish History Admission: $10 YIVO & CJH members, seniors, students: $7 Watch the video

The pogroms of the Russian Civil War had a devastating impact on East European Jewry. By focusing on specific instances of anti-Jewish violence in Ukraine, and exploring the Soviet and international response, scholars of Russian Jewry and genocide studies will present new research rethinking the legacy of the pogroms. Elissa Bemporad (Queens College, CUNY) is the 2015-16 NEH Senior Scholar at CJH; also featuring Efim Melamed (Jewish Archival Survey, Ukraine), Jeffrey Veidlinger (University of Michigan), and Eric Weitz (City College and CUNY Graduate Center).