Enemies for a Day: Antisemitism and Anti-Jewish Violence in Lithuania Under the Tsars

ISBN-13: 9789633860977 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 296 str.

Darius Staliunas

Opis

This book explores anti-Jewish violence in Russian-ruled Lithuania. It begins by illustrating how widespread anti-Jewish feelings were among the Christian population in 19th century, focusing on blood libel accusations as well as describing the role of modern anti-Semitism. Secondly, it tries to identify the structural preconditions as well as specific triggers that turned anti-Jewish feelings into collective violence and analyzes the nature of this violence. Lastly, pogroms in Lithuania are compared to anti-Jewish violence in other regions of the Russian Empire and East Galicia.