In Kiev, In Gas (In Kyiv, On The Street) - Yiddish Pogrom Song

This song tells about the Kyiv pogrom occuring in 1888. Sung by Frima Braginski. Please turn on the captions to sing along. Thanks for watching! NB! 0:40 “katsapes“ can mean both “butchers“ (Hebrew or Arabic loan) and a derogatory term for Russians used by Ukrainians. Whether these two meanings are related or not - it’s up to you to decide.
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