Farhud
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Farhud was a violent anti-Jewish pogrom that erupted in Baghdad in June 1941, resulting in widespread killings, looting, and destruction within the city's Jewish community.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
antisemitic violence
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historical event ⓘ massacre ⓘ pogrom ⓘ |
| hasAftermath |
acceleration of Jewish emigration from Iraq
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increased insecurity for Iraqi Jews ⓘ trauma in Iraqi Jewish community ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeDescription | anti-Jewish riot in Baghdad in 1941 ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Farhoud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCause |
antisemitism
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collapse of the pro-Axis Rashid Ali al-Gaylani regime ⓘ political instability in Iraq in 1941 ⓘ pro-Nazi propaganda in Iraq ⓘ |
| hasCommemoration | commemorated annually by Iraqi Jewish communities ⓘ |
| hasContext |
Anglo-Iraqi War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCountry | Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDisplacement | many Jews displaced from their homes ⓘ |
| hasEndDate | 1941-06-02 ⓘ |
| hasEstimatedDeaths |
estimates up to several hundred Jews killed
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over 100 Jews killed ⓘ |
| hasGovernmentResponse | eventually suppressed by Iraqi and British forces ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance |
major episode of antisemitic violence in the Middle East
ⓘ
turning point in history of Iraqi Jews ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | policies toward Jews in Iraq in the 1940s ⓘ |
| hasInjuries | hundreds of Jews injured ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfName | Arabic ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Baghdad
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLootingExtent | widespread looting of Jewish homes and businesses ⓘ |
| hasNameMeaning | Farhud means violent dispossession in Arabic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOpposingForce | British forces in Iraq during 1941 ⓘ |
| hasPerpetratorGroup |
Iraqi mobs
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elements of Iraqi police and soldiers ⓘ |
| hasPrecededBy | Anglo-Iraqi War of May 1941 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPropertyDestruction |
Jewish homes destroyed
GENERATED
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Jewish shops destroyed GENERATED ⓘ synagogues damaged GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasRelatedConcept | Holocaust in the Middle East NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRelatedEvent | persecution of Jews in Arab countries in the 20th century ⓘ |
| hasStartDate | 1941-06-01 ⓘ |
| hasTarget | Jewish community of Baghdad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTimePeriod | June 1941 ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfViolence |
destruction of property
ⓘ
killings ⓘ looting ⓘ rape ⓘ |
| hasVictimGroup |
Baghdad Jews
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iraqi Jews ⓘ |
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