Fastiv massacre
The Fastiv massacre refers to the annihilation of the Jewish population of the Ukrainian city of Fastov (now Fastiv) in September 1919 by the White Army.
| Fastiv massacre | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Russian civil war | |
| Location | Fastiv |
| Date | September 1919 |
| Deaths | 1,000-1,500 |
| Perpetrators | White Army |
The massacre took place from September 2-8 as White troops from the Volunteer Army, mainly Cossacks,[1] went door to door killing all Jews on sight.[2] Witnesses reported that the majority of victims were killed as they were lined up against the synagogue's walls, and the killers engaged in heavy looting of Jewish properties[3] and the mass rape of women and girls.[4]
Soldiers also mistreated Jewish civilians for fun, including one case where a boy was forced to hang his own father,[5] and in other scenarios forced escapers to walk back into their burning homes.[1] Over 200 Jewish homes were destroyed as the Volunteer Army engaged in a campaign to destroy all Jewish communal organizations in Fastov.[5]
Historian Anna Reid estimates that 1,500 Jews died in the massacre,[1] while Sciences Po estimates a broader range of 1,000-1,500.[2]
References
- Reid, Anna (2015). Borderland: A Journey Through the History of Ukraine. Basic Books. pp. 98–99.
- "Crimes and Mass Violence of the Russian Civil Wars (1918-1921) | Sciences Po Mass Violence and Resistance - Research Network". www.sciencespo.fr. 2016-01-25. Retrieved 2022-03-19.
- "Jews of Ukraine (1919-1920)". www.berdichev.org. Retrieved 2022-03-19.
- Astashkevich, Irina (2018-01-31). Gendered Violence: Jewish Women in the Pogroms of 1917 to 1921. Academic Studies Press. doi:10.2307/j.ctv75d7p9.9. ISBN 978-1-61811-907-0.
- Shtif, Nokhem (2020-07-08), Wolfthal, Maurice (ed.), "III. The Volunteer Army's Own Style of Pogrom", The Pogroms in Ukraine, 1918-19 : Prelude to the Holocaust, OBP collection, Cambridge: Open Book Publishers, pp. 40–54, ISBN 979-10-365-4425-5, retrieved 2022-03-19