pogrom

[US]/'pɒgrəm/
[UK]/'poɡrəm/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. massacre
Word Forms
Pluralpogroms

Example Sentences

The pogrom resulted in the displacement of thousands of innocent civilians.

The government condemned the violent pogrom against the minority group.

Survivors of the pogrom shared their harrowing stories with the media.

Historians studied the pogrom to better understand the dark chapter of history.

The pogrom sparked international outrage and calls for justice.

The community organized a memorial service to honor the victims of the pogrom.

Witnesses testified in court about the atrocities committed during the pogrom.

Human rights organizations called for an investigation into the pogrom and accountability for the perpetrators.

The pogrom left a lasting scar on the collective memory of the community.

The survivors of the pogrom banded together to seek justice and reconciliation.

Real-world Examples

Then in November of 1938, the Nazis lead a pogrom against Jews throughout Germany.

Source: Uncle Rich takes you on a trip to Europe.

It was a pleasant chamber, but not as large as the one she had enjoyed in Sietch Tabr before their flight from the pogrom.

Source: "Dune" audiobook

Although the pogrom never materialised, the fear and trepidation experienced by the five-year-old Golda during the ordeal, remained with her for the rest of her life.

Source: Character Profile

One, it's my home, it's a city that a hundred years ago this year my grandfather came to, 13 years old by himself, leaving the pogroms of Eastern Europe.

Source: Stanford Open Course: Negotiation Skills

A Jewish man born in what is now Moldova, he emigrated to America in 1915, escaping Russian pogroms before setting up a pioneering sleep-research programme at the University of Chicago.

Source: The Economist Culture

Following the Kishinev pogrom, Herzl wrote to British Colonial Secretary Joseph Chamberlain about the creation of a temporary Jewish state in Uganda but the proposal was not taken forward.

Source: Character Profile

After being born into poverty in the Russian Empire with the threat of pogroms hanging over her, she spent her formative years in the United States where she became a passionate believer in the Labour Zionist movement.

Source: Character Profile

While Golda was happy enough to be among Milwaukee's Jewish community without the risk of being targeted by pogroms, Sheyna resented having to work with her mother and briefly escaped to Chicago to work at a clothing factory.

Source: Character Profile

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