In the 1600s, the Polish/Lithuanian Kingdom began to disintegrate. The Ukraine, which had been previously annexed, rebelled. The ensuing Cossack uprising led to one of the greatest tragedies in Jewish History.
In the series:
Oct. 11: Polin – “Here you will dwell”
Oct. 18: The Miracles of Peace – scholarship abounds
Oct. 25: Disintegration, Ukrainians and Pogroms
Nov. 1: The Empires Swallow Poland