Farhud pogrom of 1941 in Baghdad
E320607
The Farhud pogrom of 1941 in Baghdad was a violent anti-Jewish riot during the Jewish festival of Shavuot, in which mobs killed and injured hundreds of Jews, looted property, and marked a turning point in the decline of the Jewish community in Iraq.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Farhud pogrom of 1941 in Baghdad canonical | 2 |
| "Farhud" is an Iraqi Arabic word meaning violent dispossession or pogrom | 1 |
| Farhud pogrom | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Farhud pogrom of 1941 in Baghdad Context triple: [Iraqi Jews, experienced, Farhud pogrom of 1941 in Baghdad]
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Deir Yassin massacre
The Deir Yassin massacre was a 1948 attack by Zionist paramilitary groups on the Palestinian village of Deir Yassin, in which over 100 civilians were killed and which became a pivotal and highly controversial episode in the Palestinian exodus during the Arab–Israeli War.
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B.
1920 Nebi Musa riots
The 1920 Nebi Musa riots were violent anti-Zionist and anti-Jewish disturbances in Jerusalem during the British Mandate, often seen as an early outbreak of Arab-Jewish conflict in Palestine.
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C.
Simele massacre
The Simele massacre was a 1933 atrocity in the Kingdom of Iraq in which Iraqi forces killed thousands of Assyrian civilians, marking one of the first modern genocidal campaigns against the Assyrian people.
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D.
Adana massacre
The Adana massacre was a 1909 mass killing of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire that foreshadowed and is often seen as a precursor to the Armenian Genocide.
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E.
Jewish insurgency in Mandatory Palestine
The Jewish insurgency in Mandatory Palestine was a coordinated campaign of armed resistance by Jewish paramilitary groups against British rule in the 1940s, aimed at establishing an independent Jewish state.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Farhud pogrom of 1941 in Baghdad Target entity description: The Farhud pogrom of 1941 in Baghdad was a violent anti-Jewish riot during the Jewish festival of Shavuot, in which mobs killed and injured hundreds of Jews, looted property, and marked a turning point in the decline of the Jewish community in Iraq.
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A.
Deir Yassin massacre
The Deir Yassin massacre was a 1948 attack by Zionist paramilitary groups on the Palestinian village of Deir Yassin, in which over 100 civilians were killed and which became a pivotal and highly controversial episode in the Palestinian exodus during the Arab–Israeli War.
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B.
1920 Nebi Musa riots
The 1920 Nebi Musa riots were violent anti-Zionist and anti-Jewish disturbances in Jerusalem during the British Mandate, often seen as an early outbreak of Arab-Jewish conflict in Palestine.
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C.
Simele massacre
The Simele massacre was a 1933 atrocity in the Kingdom of Iraq in which Iraqi forces killed thousands of Assyrian civilians, marking one of the first modern genocidal campaigns against the Assyrian people.
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D.
Adana massacre
The Adana massacre was a 1909 mass killing of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire that foreshadowed and is often seen as a precursor to the Armenian Genocide.
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E.
Jewish insurgency in Mandatory Palestine
The Jewish insurgency in Mandatory Palestine was a coordinated campaign of armed resistance by Jewish paramilitary groups against British rule in the 1940s, aimed at establishing an independent Jewish state.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anti-Jewish riot
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massacre ⓘ pogrom ⓘ violent incident ⓘ |
| aftermath |
accelerated decline of Jewish life in Baghdad
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contributed to later exodus of Jews from Iraq ⓘ increased insecurity for Iraqi Jews ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | memorial events by Iraqi Jewish communities ⓘ |
| commemoratedOn | anniversary dates in early June ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Iraq ⓘ |
| endDate | 1941-06-02 ⓘ |
| etymology |
Farhud pogrom of 1941 in Baghdad
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
"Farhud" is an Iraqi Arabic word meaning violent dispossession or pogrom
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| hasLanguageContext |
Arabic
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Judeo-Arabic ⓘ |
| hasName |
Farhud
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Farhud pogrom of 1941 in Baghdad self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Farhud pogrom
Farhud pogrom of 1941 in Baghdad self-link ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
major episode of anti-Jewish violence in the Middle East
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precursor to mass emigration of Iraqi Jews ⓘ turning point in the decline of the Jewish community in Iraq ⓘ |
| numberOfDeaths |
hundreds of Jews killed and injured
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over 100 ⓘ |
| occursDuring | Jewish festival of Shavuot ⓘ |
| perpetrators |
Iraqi rioters
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anti-Jewish mobs ⓘ local mobs ⓘ |
| pointInTime | June 1941 ⓘ |
| propertyDamage |
Jewish homes looted
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Jewish property destroyed ⓘ Jewish shops looted ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Arab–Jewish relations
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Middle East theatre of World War II ⓘ
surface form:
World War II in the Middle East
antisemitism in the Arab world ⓘ history of Jews in Iraq ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Judaism ⓘ |
| startDate | 1941-06-01 ⓘ |
| takesPlaceIn |
Baghdad
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Iraq ⓘ |
| targetedCommunity |
Jewish community of Baghdad
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Iraqi Jews ⓘ
surface form:
Jewish community of Iraq
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| targetedGroup | Jews ⓘ |
| typeOfViolence |
looting
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mob violence ⓘ murder ⓘ riot ⓘ |
| victimGroupEthnicity |
Iraqi Jews
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Mizrahi Jews ⓘ |
| victimGroupReligion | Judaism ⓘ |
| victims | Jewish civilians ⓘ |
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Subject: Farhud pogrom of 1941 in Baghdad Description of subject: The Farhud pogrom of 1941 in Baghdad was a violent anti-Jewish riot during the Jewish festival of Shavuot, in which mobs killed and injured hundreds of Jews, looted property, and marked a turning point in the decline of the Jewish community in Iraq.
Referenced by (4)
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