Farhud
Sign in to saveThe '''''' () was a pogrom carried out against the Jewish population of Baghdad, Iraq, on 1–2 June 1941 (coinciding with the Jewish holiday of Shavuot), immediately following the British victory in the Anglo-Iraqi War. The riots occurred in a power vacuum that followed the collapse of the pro-Fascist and pro-Nazi government of Rashid Ali al-Gaylani while the city was in a state of instability. The violence came immediately after the rapid defeat of Rashid Ali by British forces, whose earlier coup had generated a short period of national euphoria, and was fueled by allegations that Iraqi Jews h
Key facts
- Civilian attack.title
- Farhud
- Civilian attack.partof
- Anglo–Iraqi War
- Civilian attack.image
- Farhud mass grave.jpg
- Civilian attack.caption
- Mass grave for the victims, 1946
- Civilian attack.location
- Baghdad, Iraq
- Civilian attack.target
- Iraqi Jews
- Civilian attack.date
- 1–2 June 1941
- Civilian attack.type
- Pogrom, genocidal massacre, ethnic cleansing, gang rape, and mutilation
- Civilian attack.fatalities
- 135 to 189 Jews killed,~300–400 pogromists killed during suppression
- Civilian attack.injuries
- 1,000
- Civilian attack.perps
- Rashid Ali, Yunis al-Sabawi, al-Futuwa youths, and Iraqi mobs
- Civilian attack.motive
- Antisemitism, Iraqi nationalism
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Article
18 sectionsContents
- Background
- Independence of Iraq
- Iraq in World War II
- Events preceding the Farhud
- The Golden Square coup
- Antisemitic actions preceding the Farhud
- Farhud (1–2 June 1941)
- Casualties
- Aftermath
- Iraqi monarchist response
- Long-term impact
- Remembrances
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Sources
- Further reading
- External links
The ' () was a pogrom carried out against the Jewish population of Baghdad, Iraq, on 1–2 June 1941 (coinciding with the Jewish holiday of Shavuot), immediately following the British victory in the Anglo-Iraqi War. The riots occurred in a power vacuum that followed the collapse of the pro-Fascist and pro-Nazi government of Rashid Ali al-Gaylani while the city was in a state of instability. The violence came immediately after the rapid defeat of Rashid Ali by British forces, whose earlier coup had generated a short period of national euphoria, and was fueled by allegations that Iraqi Jews had aided the British. More than 180 Jews were killed and 1,000 injured, although some non-Jewish rioters were also killed in the attempt to quell the violence. Looting of Jewish property took place and 900 Jewish homes were destroyed.
On account of the role of Axis and pro-Axis elements in inciting and eventually carrying out the pogrom, it is often argued to have constituted the extension of the Shoah in Iraq', though this classification, and even its inclusion as part of the wider Holocaust, have been disputed. In any case, as with other persecutions of Jews outside of Europe, it is often overlooked when compared to the Holocaust in Europe, especially outside of Israel (where the vast majority of Iraqi Jews, as well as their descendants, currently live).