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1945
Slovakia
Antisemitism

Anti-Jewish Pogrom in Topoľčany

On 24 September 1945, an anti‑Jewish pogrom broke out in the town of Topoľčany in central Slovakia. Fueled by false rumors and pervasive postwar antisemitism, local crowds assaulted Jewish residents, injuring dozens and revealing the persistence of antisemitic violence even after the Holocaust.

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