The Kielce Pogrom, which took place on 4 July 1946, was the deadliest outbreak of violence against Jews in Poland after the Second World War. It was incited by a false accusation that a Polish boy called Henryk Błaszczyk had been kidnapped by Jews. Soldiers accompanied by locals surrounded a building occupied by members of the Jewish community, murdering and violently beating its inhabitants.
Nine death sentences were later handed down to some of the convicted perpetrators.
The Kielce Pogrom is said to be one of the most important turning points for post-war Polish-Jewish relations, prompting the first major flight of Jews from Poland after the war.