Tag #148212 - Interview #95316 (Rahil Shabad)

In 1918 Jewish pogroms [Pogroms in Ukraine] [7] commenced in Ekaterinoslav. Our family did not suffer, but there were victims among Jews. My elder brother Evsey told me about the carts passing by our house. There were white coffins with the Jews - the victims of pogroms. The house, where our family used to live, was mostly inhabited by Ukrainians and Russians. There were few Jewish families. All dwellers of the house made self-defense squads [Jewish self-defense movement] [8] no matter what nationality they were. They were not armed, just used the hatches and clubs. Our short-sighted father also took part in that squad.