Meeting
25.02.2019

Anti-Jewish violence and social mythology. The 1906 Białystok pogrom – a meeting in the Jewish ABC series

Artur Markowski „Przemoc antyżydowska i wyobrażenia społeczne. Pogrom białostocki 1906 r.”
fot. Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego

Stories of pogroms often evoke heated discussions; they either bring people together or divide them into various groups. Questions are asked on the causes, blame and responsibility. In his book, Dr Artur Markowski poses yet another question: where did the narrative on Russians / Germans organizing pogroms originate? 

  • 25 February (Monday), 6 PM, language: PL, free admission

Debate with the participation of Prof. Małgorzata Domagalska (Łódź University) and Prof. Adam Czesław Dobroński (University of Białystok) will be chaired by Dr Michał Trębacz of POLIN Museum.