1947 anti-Jewish riots in Aleppo (dec 1, 1947 – dec 22, 1947)
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The 1947 anti-Jewish riots in Aleppo were an attack on Syrian Jews in Aleppo, Syria in December 1947, following the United Nations vote in favour of partitioning Palestine. The attack, a part of an anti-Jewish wave of unrest across the Middle East and North Africa, resulted in some 75 Jews murdered and several hundred wounded. In the aftermath of the riots, half the city's Jewish population fled the city.Added to timeline:
Date:
dec 1, 1947
dec 22, 1947
~ 21 days