22/11/1918 Polish victory at Lemberg is followed by a pogrom against the city’s Jews

New states are emerging from the ruins of the defeated empires of central and eastern Europe. Unfortunately the intermingling of peoples and the lack of accepted borders is leading to conflict between these new entities. One site of strife is the former Austrian province of Galicia, claimed by the new Polish state but also claimed in part by the Ukrainians. The city of Lemberg (also known variously as Lviv, Lvov and Lwow) is the flashpoint of clashes between the Ukrainians and Poles. Ukrainian forces took over the city at the start of the month but the Poles have not taken this lying down. Local Polish forces held out in the western outskirts of the city and launched attacks towards the city centre. Piłsudski, the head of the provisional Polish government in Warsaw, has also sent troops to nearby Przemysl. Now at last the Poles drive the Ukrainian forces from the…