The Kielce pogrom was an outbreak of violence toward the Jewish community centre's gathering of refugees in the city of Kielce, Poland, on 4 July 1946 by Polish soldiers, police officers, and civilians during which 42 Jews were killed and more than 40 were wounded. Polish courts later sentenced nine of the attackers to death in connection with the crimes.
Plaque on ulica Planty 7, Kielce, dedicated by Lech Wałęsa, 1990
Ulica Planty 7, Kielce
Jewish Holocaust survivors awaiting transport to the British Mandate of Palestine
Kielce is a city in southern Poland and the capital of the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship. In 2021, it had 192,468 inhabitants. The city is in the middle of the Świętokrzyskie Mountains, on the banks of the Silnica River, in the northern part of the historical Polish province of Lesser Poland.
Image: Kielecki Rynek
Image: Kielce Kirche 4
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