Engravings
on building
Ekaterininskaya 35 (Екатерининская)
On
the largest and most popular sewing store in
Odessa, Anty, are four engravings along the
facade.
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Ekaterininskaya Orthodox church
Photo on right by Galen Frysinger
Two pogrom's began at this church,
one in 1821 and one in 1871. A Pogrom
is an organized, often officially encouraged
massacre or persecution of a minority group,
especially one conducted against Jews.
The roots of the 1821 pogrom were
in Constantinople, but its tragic outcome was
near the Greek Church of Odessa [
Ekaterininskaya 35 (Екатерининская) ].
In 1821, the Greek Orthodox patriarch, Gregory
V, was killed by Turks in Constantinople. His
body was brought to Odessa for burial.
After the funeral service in the
Greek Church, while the procession was making
its way to the cemetery, a rumor was started
that Jews had been involved in the events in
Constantinople. A pogrom began, in which some
residents of the city joined the local Greeks
and Greek sailors who were attending the funeral.
The crowd raided Jewish houses, stalls and shops,
killing 17 people and wounding more than 50.
This pogrom was the first in Russia;
by coincidence, the Jewish pogrom of 1871 also
started near the church. This time Jews were
accused of stealing the cross from the church
fence. The cross was later found inside the
church, but the pogrom enveloped the entire
city and lasted for three days.
From www.moria.farlep.net/vjodessa/en/pogroms.html,
the mirror
of this site can be found here . This site
has a "virtual tour" of Jewish historical events
in Odessa.
Saint
Troiskaya Cathedral, Greek Orthodox Church
(Свято-Троицкая церковь)
Ekaterininskaya 55 (Екатерининская)
Tel: 25-59-90
Run down building in Courtyard at Ekaterininskaya
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walking to the
Rishelevskaya
Street (Ришельевская)
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