Iași pogrom
The Iași pogrom (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈjaʃʲ] ⓘ, sometimes anglicized as Jassy) was a series of pogroms launched by governmental forces under Marshal and Conducător Ion Antonescu in the Romanian city of Iași against its Jewish community, which lasted from 29 June to 6 July 1941. According to Romanian authorities, over 13,266 people, or one third of the Jewish population, were massacred in the pogrom itself or in its aftermath, and many were deported. It was one of the worst pogroms during World War II.
| Iași pogrom | |
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Murdered Jews, adults and children, on a Iași street | |
| Location | Iași, Romania 47°09′25″N 27°35′25″E |
| Date | 28–30 June 1941 |
| Incident type | Pogrom |
| Perpetrators | Ion Antonescu, Iron Guard, Romanian military and police, civilians from Iași, German military |
| Victims | 13,266 |
| Survivors | Iancu Țucărman |
| Witnesses | Viorica Agarici, Curzio Malaparte |
| Documentation | 127 photographs |
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