Pogrom in Lwów: Ethnic Violence Erupts in Eastern Europe
Tensions between Poles, Ukrainians, and Jews in Lwów (now Lviv) boiled over in a brutal display of ethnic violence. Over three chaotic days, Polish rioters targeted Jewish and Ukrainian Christian communities, leaving at least 50 Jews and 270 Ukrainian Christians dead. The brutal pogrom marked a dark chapter in the region's complex history of ethnic conflict.