In 1648 disadvantaged Ukrainian Cossacks, along with the Ruthenian population, who were aggrieved by religious oppression, rebelled against the Polish-Lithuanian rulers. The Jews residing in the region were often employed by the Polish magnates (aristocratic estate owners) and were viewed by the autochthonous Ruthenians as their loca…
Cossack Persecutions(5,041 words)
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von Rohden, Frauke, “Cossack Persecutions”, in: Encyclopedia of Jewish History and Culture Online, Original German Language Edition: Enzyklopädie Jüdischer Geschichte und Kultur. Im Auftrag der Sächsischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Leipzig herausgegeben von Dan Diner. © J.B. Metzler, Stuttgart/Springer-Verlag GmbH Deutschland 2011–2017. Consulted online on 29 November 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/2468-8894_ejhc_COM_0421>
First published online: 2017
First print edition: 20180401
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