Ukraine honors nationalist leader blamed for Jewish pogroms
During Symon Petliura’s time as head of the Ukrainian People’s Republic, 35,000 to 50,000 Jews were killed in a series of pogroms between 1918 and 1921.
Symon Petliura was head of the Ukrainian People’s Republic, 35,000 to 50,000 Jews were killed in a series of pogroms between 1918 and 1921.(photo credit: PUBLIC DOMAIN/ WIKIMEDIA COMMONS)ByJTA
