Alfonse Pogrom
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The Alfonse pogrom (in Polish, Pogrom alfonsów 'pogrom of the pimps'; the Polish slang term alfons means 'pimp';[1][2] 24–26 May 1905)[3] was a three-day riot in Warsaw, Poland. The violence led to the destruction of several dozen brothels, and to as many as 15 deaths.[4] Accounts and analyses of the event differ with regard to its goals and participants (varying as to the participation of Jewish Bund labor-party militants, Jewish workers, Christian workers,[5][6] and criminals;[7][8] as well as to the genesis of the event and the exact numbers of casualties).[4][9][10]