Hi there. Welcome to this podcast, from the Canary Islands to the world.
This is a raw and unfiltered look at the darkest chapters of history. In each episode I explore dictatorships, hate crimes and terror regimes that left indelible scars on humanity. Silenced voices, forgotten memories and uncomfortable truths that need to be told.
A pogrom is the spontaneous or premeditated mob lynching of a particular ethnic or religious group, accompanied by the destruction or looting of their property (homes, shops, religious centers, etc.). This is what we experienced in Torre-Pacheco, Murcia, Spain, this week. But there have been many.
In today's episode, I talk about pogroms and explain the most historical ones:
* Historical Context: Against the Roma
1. The Great Roundup (1749, Spain)
9,000 Roma rounded up and imprisoned.
A state-sponsored attempt at cultural erasure and physical separation.
Roma who sought sanctuary in churches were forcibly removed—after the Pope had quietly revoked their traditional right of asylum.
Initial plans were closer to extermination than assimilation. Social pressure eventually forced some releases.
2. Porrajmos (1940s, Nazi Era)
Also known as the Roma Holocaust.
220,000–500,000 Roma murdered by the Nazis.
Often overlooked in mainstream Holocaust narratives.
3. Martos Pogrom (1986, Spain)
After a violent incident involving a young Roma, the entire Roma population of Martos was targeted.
Houses were burned, and entire families fled.
Authorities were slow to act, and justice remains ambiguous.
** Pogroms and Persecution: Against Jews
1. 19th–20th Century Eastern Europe
Tsarist Russia, Poland, Ukraine: waves of pogroms after political instability or economic crises.
Jews blamed for social unrest; hundreds killed in events like the Kishinev pogrom (1903).
2. Amsterdam, 2024
Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters violently attacked during Europa League match.
Tensions high due to the Gaza conflict; over 60 arrests.
At least ten Israelis injured, five hospitalized.
3. France, 2023–24
Surge in antisemitic incidents after October 7, 2023, Hamas attacks.
Over 1,200 people were killed and 251 taken hostage in Israel—triggering a global backlash.
In France: schools targeted, Jewish-owned businesses vandalized, bomb threats to synagogues.
4. Germany, 2024–25
No pogroms per se, but over 84,000 politically motivated crimes reported in 2024.
Antisemitism a key driver in many incidents.
Escalation includes threats, physical violence, and harassment of Jews and Jewish institutions.
And that concludes today's episode, see you in the next one!
If you have any comments or suggestions for future episodes, feel free to drop me a comment.
Patricia López Muñoz
Higher Technician in Sociocultural Dynamisation
Specialist Technician in Immigration
Higher Technician in Social Integration
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