30 June – 2 July 1881 there was a pogrom against the Jews in Pereiaslav. Among the victims were Jews who had fled here after the Kyiv pogrom. From Pereiaslav, the unrest spread to the surrounding areas. In June 1919, Ataman Zeleniy arranged a pogrom in Pereiaslav and 20 people were killed. By 1921, a Jewish 'self-defense' organisation had been founded in Pereiaslav. In 1926, the Jewish community was flourishing despite the persecution and there were 3,590 Jews in Pereiaslav. At this time, there were 8 houses of study (batei midrash), 3 different Jewish schools, and 26 kosher butchers. During autumn 1941, on the outskirts of the city (the present territory of the Altitsky cemetery), 800 Jewish residents of Pereiaslav were shot. According to elderly residents, the exact date of the shooting was 4–5 November, however, the memorial plate indicates a different date – 6–8 October. On 19 May 1943, after a raid, 7 more Jewish women and 1 man were shot, and buried in the Altitsky cemetery. The current Jewish population of Pereiaslav numbers fewer than 100. The community office is located in the building of the former synagogue. International relations Twin towns – Sister cities Pereiaslav is twinned with: Mozhaysk, Russia Pereslavl-Zalessky, Russia Vileyka, Belarus Mtskheta, Georgia Paide, Estonia Kočani, North Macedonia Gallery Notes References Severians Cities in Kyiv Oblast Pereyaslavsky Uyezd Kiev Voivodeship Cities of regional significance in Ukraine Cossack Hetmanate Holocaust locations in Ukraine Populated places on the Dnieper in Ukraine Populated places established in the 10th century Dnieper Ukraine Rus' settlements