Trial of Moryc Schwartzbard

The trial of Moryc Schwartzbard in 1927 was a court case held in France, where he faced charges of murdering Symon Petliura, a Ukrainian nationalist leader. Schwartzbard, a Jewish veteran and survivor of pogroms, believed Petliura was responsible for violent anti-Jewish riots in Ukraine, which led to the deaths of many Jews. He was arrested and put on trial in France to determine whether his actions were murder or an act of justified revenge. The trial received international attention, highlighting issues of justice, political violence, and the chaos of post-World War I Eastern Europe.