What happened to the Jews in 1648 AD?

Chmielnicki massacre of Jews in Pinsk

Pinsk was captured on Oct. 26, 1648 during the Chmielnicki uprising, and scores of Jews were killed in the town and on the roads.

By

Chmielnicki Cossacks

Where

Pinsk, Belarus

Chmielnicki massacre of Jews of Bratslav

After the alderman Kalinovski handed the town to Chmielnicki, his forces seized it and massacred all its Jews.

By

Bohdan Chmielnicki and his forces

Where

Bratslav, Podolia, Ukraine

Chmielnicki massacres 100,000 Jews in Poland

Forces under Bogdan Chmielnicki slaughtered 100,000 Jews in Poland.

By

Bogdan Chmelnitzki

Where

Poland

Chmielnicki massacres destroy Poltava-region communities

During the Chmielnicki massacres the Jewish communities of the Poltavshchina region were among the first to be destroyed.

By

Chmielnicki's forces

Where

Pereiaslav, Poltava region, Ukraine · Lubny, Poltava region, Ukraine · Myrhorod, Poltava region, Ukraine

Cossack massacre of Jews in Gomel

During the Chmielnicki uprising Cossack armies reached Gomel and killed about 2,000 Jews, including many refugees from Ukraine. Many survivors escaped death by converting to Christianity.

By

Cossack armies

Where

Homel (Gomel), Belarus

Cossack massacre of the Jews of Cherikov

The Jewish community of Cherikov was massacred by Cossacks during the 1648 uprising.

By

Cossacks

Where

Cherykaw (Cherikov), Mogilev, Belarus

Cossacks kill Jews while crossing Rumania

Cossack forces marching against the Poles killed many Jews as they passed through Rumania.

By

Cossacks

Where

Moldavia, Romania

Extermination of Chernigov Jews by Cossacks

During Chmielnicki's revolt, Cossacks killed the entire Jewish population of Chernigov.

By

Cossacks

Where

Chernihiv (Chernigov), Ukraine

Jesuit-instigated riot against the Jewish quarter

Jesuits incited a riot and attacked the Jewish quarter shortly before the Cossack uprising; houses were ransacked and several Jews killed and wounded.

By

Jesuits

Where

Lublin, Poland

Kovel burghers help Cossacks drown Jews

During the Chmielnicki uprising, local burghers helped the Cossacks drown the Jews and Catholics who had stayed in Kovel.

By

Cossacks and Kovel burghers

Where

Kovel, Volhynia, Ukraine

Massacre of Jews at Bar by Krivonos's Cossacks

Cossack forces under Krivonos, acting on Chmielnicki's orders, destroyed the fortress town of Bar and killed its Poles and Jews, with Jewish victims variously reported as 2,000 to 15,000.

By

Cossacks under Krivonos, by order of Bogdan Chmielnicki

Where

Bar, Podolia, Ukraine

Massacre of Jews at Homel by Cossacks

Cossacks under Hodki, handed the Jews of Homel by the fortress commandant, stripped them and demanded conversion to Greek Orthodoxy or death. Most refused and about 1,500 were killed.

By

Cossacks under Hodki

Where

Gomel, Belarus

Massacre of the Jews of Nemirov by Cossacks

Cossacks sent by Chmielnicki tricked their way into the fortified town of Nemirov with Polish flags and, aided by the local Greek Christian population, killed about 6,000 Jews who chose death over forced baptism. A few survived by temporary conversion or flight.

By

Cossacks under Chmielnicki, assisted by the local Greek Christian population

Where

Nemyriv, Podolia, Ukraine

Mob outrages in the Ferrara ghetto

After a Jew was sentenced and tortured for murder, the populace used the occasion to commit greater outrages in the ghetto. Similar excesses followed in later years.

By

Local populace

Where

Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Chmielnicki massacres in Kremenets

During the Chmielnicki massacres and the following Russian and Swedish wars, many Jews of the area were brutally killed and others fled.

By

Chmielnicki's forces

Where

Kremenets, Volhynia, Ukraine

Chmielnicki pogroms in Poland

Massacres of Jews in Poland during the Chmielnicki uprising drove Polish Jewish refugees to settle in Amsterdam.

By

Chmielnicki rebels

Where

Poland

Cossack massacre of Jews in Bershad

Jews of Bershad were slaughtered by a Cossack band during the Chmielnicki massacres.

By

Cossack bands

Where

Bershad, Podolia, Ukraine

Cossack massacre of Jews in Chełm

During the Cossack uprising most of the town's inhabitants were killed, including about 400 Jews.

By

Cossacks

Where

Chełm, Lublin, Poland

Cossack massacre of Jews in Kremenetz

During the Cossack uprising many thousands of Jews in Kremenetz were killed, though the community survived.

By

Cossacks

Where

Kremenets, Volhynia, Ukraine

Cossack massacre of Lutsk Jews

During the Chmielnicki uprising the Jewish community of Lutsk suffered severely and many Jews, Karaites included, were killed.

By

Cossacks under Chmielnicki

Where

Lutsk, Volhynia, Ukraine

Killing of Bykhov Jews during Chmielnicki uprising

Cossacks under Chmielnicki killed most of the Jews of Bykhov who refused to accept Christianity. Some were forcibly baptized.

By

Cossacks under Bogdan Chmielnicki

Where

Bykhaw (Bykhov), Belarus

Massacre of Dubno Jews in the Chmielnicki uprising

During the Chmielnicki uprising most of Dubno's Jews were killed after the Poles refused to let them shelter in the fortress.

By

Chmielnicki rebels; Polish authorities denied refuge

Where

Dubno, Volhynia, Ukraine

Continued Mexican autos against Judaizers

Autos continued in Mexico, with many Judaizers appearing, and in 1649 many were reconciled to the Church or burned in effigy.

By

Inquisition tribunal in Mexico

Where

Mexico

The Ukrainian Cossack Bohdan Chmielnicki leads a massacre of Polish gentry and Jewry that leaves an estimated 65,000 Jews dead and a similar number of gentry. The total decrease in the number of Jews is estimated at 100,000.

By

Cossacks

The Ukrainian Cossacks led by Bohdan Chmielnicki massacre about 100,000 Jews and similar number of Polish nobles, 300 Jewish communities destroyed.

By

Bohdan Chmielnicki massacre about

Massacre of Ashkenazic Jews under Ibrahim I

Ashkenazic Jews awaiting the Messiah in 1648 were massacred, probably after provoking Moslems with their gatherings.

By

Moslems

Where

Turkey

Jewish prisoners hanged or sent to Lisbon during Portuguese reconquest

During the war between the Portuguese and the Dutch, Jews captured by the Portuguese were condemned and hanged as traitors. Others were shipped to Lisbon for trial.

By

Portuguese forces

Where

Pernambuco, Brazil

Khmelnytsky massacres

During the Cossack uprising against the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, Cossack and peasant forces destroyed hundreds of Jewish communities. Estimates of Jewish deaths range from tens of thousands to over 100,000.

By

Cossacks under Bohdan Khmelnytsky

Where

Ukraine

Khmelnytsky pogrom

Khmelnytsky pogrom (also known as Khmelnytsky massacres, or Cossack riots.). Deaths: 100,000.

By

Cossacks

Where

Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (several countries)

Cossack and Tatar attacks on the Jews of Kamenetz-Podolsk

During the Cossack uprising the Jewish community of Kamenetz-Podolsk suffered greatly from Chmielnicki's Cossacks and from Crimean Tatar attacks aimed at extorting ransoms.

By

Chmielnicki's Cossacks and Crimean Tatars

Where

Kamianets-Podilskyi, Podolia, Ukraine