21–23 January 1941
Bucharest Pogrom Begins
Historical context
On 21–23 January 1941, during the Legionary rebellion against Ion Antonescu, Iron Guard members murdered more than 120 Jews in Bucharest.
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- Date
- 21–23 January 1941
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On 21–23 January 1941, members of the Iron Guard (Legion of the Archangel Michael) attacked Jews in Bucharest during their rebellion against Ion Antonescu. Synagogues, homes, and shops were wrecked. More than 120 Jews were murdered. Some bodies were dumped at the city slaughterhouse.
Antonescu’s army crushed the rebellion on 23 January. The later Iași pogrom of June 1941 is a separate story.
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- Romania · United States Holocaust Memorial Museum · Holocaust Encyclopedia View source
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