BOHDAN KHMELNYTSKY. The extermination of the Jewish population of the cities of Nemirov and Tulchin

Download or read book BOHDAN KHMELNYTSKY. The extermination of the Jewish population of the cities of Nemirov and Tulchin written by Michael Milstein and published by Michael Milstein. This book was released on 2019-12-06 with total page 17 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: FOREWORD BY THE AUTHOR. Monument to Bogdan Khmelnitsky in Kiev - a monument to the hetman of Ukraine Bogdan Khmelnitsky. Solemnly opened on July 23 (July 11 according to the old style) in 1888 on Sophia Square in Kiev as part of the celebration of the 900th anniversary of the Baptism of Russia. It is one of the symbols of Kiev, a work of art of the XIX century. We will tell you a true story about the life of the Jewish population under the yoke of Bohdan Khmelnitsky. For many Jews, the second in hatred after Hitler is the Ukrainian Cossack hetman Bogdan Khmelnitsky. The rebellious Cossacks staged pogroms, smashed synagogues, burned holy books, and the Jews themselves were mercilessly killed. In the city of Nemirov alone, 16,000 Jews died in one day. Researchers of this period, especially Jewish ones, describe terrible pictures of the massacres of Ukrainian Cossacks against Jews. In fact, the eighth national Holocaust occurred in the history of the Jewish people. Detachments of peasants and townspeople smashed estates, killed Jewish managers and tenants. Jews died in large numbers in Pereyaslav, Piryatin, Lokhvitsa and Lubny. Jewish chroniclers describe the brutal reprisals against Jews in Nemirov, Tulchin, Polonnoy, Zaslavl, Ostrog, Staro-Konstantinov, Chernihiv, Starodub, Gomel in many other places. The day of the Nemirov massacre was celebrated among the Jews as a day of mourning for the events of 1648. The destruction of the Jewish population by the troops of Bogdan Khmelnitsky, in addition to physical destruction, set itself the goal of forcing the Jews to abandon their faith in the One Lord, the God of Israel. This is how the contemporary of these events, the historian and chronicler Nathan ben Moses Hanover (1610-1683), the Rabbi in Iasi, describes it: “Anyone who changes his faith will survive; let him sit under this banner.” Cossacks said to Jews. But no one (from the Jews) answered. Then he opened the gate of the garden and embittered Orthodox entered it and killed many Jews by all means of killing existing in the world. In the story of the defeat of Jewish communities by rebels, the author’s personal memoirs and eyewitness accounts are heard, written sources are cited. Bohdan Khmelnytsky Jewish and Polish chronicles of the uprising underline the many victims. Estimates of up to 100,000 dead Jews are common in historical literature from the late 20th century. Michael Milstein, theologian and messianic minister. Copyright©2019-2020