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... the Jews for conspiring with the enemy. These campaigns culminated in a new wave of pogroms after the disastrous defeat of Russia. The Black Hundreds then openly declared the extermination of the Jews as their program. 1905 October 18-25, Blackest Week in Russian Jewish History The Black Hundreds and other bands alleged that the Jews were responsible for their defeat and any other Russian ills. Hundreds were killed, thousands were wounded in more than fifty areas throughout Russia. Over forty thousand homes and shops were destroyed in one week of rioting, giving new impetus to emigration to both the West and Eretz Israel, with over 200,000 Jews leaving in one year. ...