Protužidovski izgredi u Zagorju i Zagrebu godine 1883

Abstract

7. avgusta 1883. godine ujutro oko 5 sati skinute su sa finansijskih zgrada u Zagrebu stare ploče sa zajedničkim grbom i hrvatskim natpisom i zamenjene novim koje su uz hrvatski imale i mađarski natpis. Ti natpisi izazvali su velika komešanja i bune ne samo u Zagrebu nego i u pokrajini. Mase građana i seljaka istupile su protiv odluke koja je kršila odredbe Ugarsko-hrvatske nagodbe sklopljene 1868. godine. U mađarskom gradu Tisza-Eszlaru baš tih dana vodio se proces zbog Estere Solymossi, devojke nad kojom kao da je bilo počinjeno ritualno umorstvo. Sve novine su mesecima o tome pisale i uznemiravale duhove, pa je svaki čas dolazilo do velikih izgreda naročito u Beču i Pešti, gde su redovno razbijane, pljačkane i devastirane jevrejske radnje i kafane.

On August 7, 1883, at about 5 o'clock in the morning, the old plates with the common coat of arms and the Croatian inscription were removed from the financial buildings in Zagreb and replaced with new inscriptions, which in addition to the Croatian had Hungarian inscription. These inscriptions caused great turmoil not only in Zagreb but also in the province. Masses of citizens and peasants opposed a decision that violated the provisions of the Hungarian-Croatian settlement made in 1868. In the Hungarian city of Tisza-Eszlar, it was in those days that the process was conducted over Esther Solymossi, the girl over whom the ritual murder as it had been committed. For months, all the newspapers wrote and harassed ghosts, and momently there were major incidents, especially in Vienna and Pest, where Jewish shops and cafes were regularly destroyed, looted and devastated.