A Child of Christian Blood: Murder and Conspiracy in Tsarist Russia: The Beilis Blood Libel

by Levin, Edmund

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  Index

  Addams, Jane, prf.1, 10.1, 12.1

  Adler, Jacob

  Ahram, Al-, nts.1n

  Alexander I, Tsar of Russia

  Alexander II, Tsar of Russia, 1.1, 3.1, 4.1, 5.1, 8.1

  Alexander III, Tsar of Russia, 4.1, 5.1, 8.1

  Alexandra, Empress of Russia, 1.1, 5.1, 8.1, 11.1, 12.1

  execution of

  Kiev visit of, 5.1, 5.2

  Rasputin and, 2.1, 2.2, 5.1, 12.1

  Romanov tercentenary and

  Alexis, Tsarevich of Russia, 1.1, 5.1, 5.2, 12.1, 12.2

  Ambrosius, Archimandrite, 2.1, 4.1

  American Jewish Committee, 7.1, 8.1, 9.1

  Beilis’s trial and, 11.1, 11.2

  Andreas of Rinn

  Ansky, S.

  Antiochus IV, King of Syria, n

  anti-Semites, anti-Semitism, 2.1, 3.1, 8.1, 12.1, 12.2, 12.3, nts.1n, nts.2n

  Beilis’s imprisonment and, 6.1, 7.1

  Beilis’s indictments and

  Beilis’s trial and, 5.1, 5.2, 9.1, 11.1, 11.2, 11.3

  of Golubev, 2.1, 2.2, 9.1

  of Iliodor, 1.1, nts.1n

  and international interest in Beilis case, prf.1, 7.1, 9.1

  and investigations of Yushchinsky’s murder, 1.1, 3.1, 4.1

  of Nicholas, 1.1, 5.1, 8.1, 8.2

  in Russia, prf.1, 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 5.2, 6.1, 8.1, 8.2, 10.1, 10.2

  of Shulgin, 9.1, 12.1

  of Sikorsky, 2.1, 2.2, 11.1

  in Ukraine, 12.1, nts.1n

  see also under Jews, Judaism

  Antizersky

  Apion, 11.1, nts.1n

  Arendar, Gershik

  Aslanov, Spiridon

  Austria, Austria-Hungary, 2.1, 3.1, 7.1, 8.1, 9.1, 10.1, 12.1, 12.2, nts.1n

  Badmaev, Peter

  Bakhmetev, Boris

  Balthazar, King

  Beilis, Aaron, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 7.1, 8.1

  Beilis, David (Dovidke), 4.1, 4.2

  arrest of, 4.1, nts.1n

  and investigations of Yushchinsky’s murder, 3.1, 4.1, 4.2

  Beilis, Esther, 4.1, 6.1, nts.1n

  and husband’s arrest and imprisonment, 3.1, 4.1, 4.2, 6.1, 6.2, 7.1, 8.1

  husband’s correspondence with

  husband’s trial and, 9.1, 10.1

  Beilis, Mendel

  acquittal of, 7.1, 11.1, 12.1, 12.2

  alleged poisoning plan of, 6.1, 7.1, 7.2, 11.1

  archival materials on, prf.1, prf.2

  arrest and imprisonment of, prf.1, prf.2, 3.1, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 6.1, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, 8.5, 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.4, 11.1, 11.2, 11.3, 12.1, nts.1n

  belief in innocence of, prf.1, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 5.2, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 8.1, 9.1, 9.2, 10.1, 11.1, 11.2, 12.1

  birth of

  brick factory employment of, 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 5.1, 5.2, 7.1, 7.2, 8.1, 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.4, 10.1, 11.1

  calls for quashing case against, 2.1, 7.1, 8.1, 9.1

  charging of

  childhood of

  civil lawsuit against

  death of

  Defense Committee of, 6.1, 7.1

  defense strategy for

  education of, 6.1, 7.1

  evidence presented to

  fame and notoriety of, 11.1, 12.1

  finances of, prf.1, 3.1, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 6.1, 6.2, 9.1, 10.1, 11.1, 12.1

  flimsiness of case against

  hunger strike of

  illnesses and injuries of, 6.1, 6.2, 7.1, 7.2, 11.1

  indictments of, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, 9.1, 9.2, 11.1, 11.2, 12.1

  international interest in, prf.1, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 7.1, 7.2, 8.1, 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.4, 9.5, 10.1, 11.1, 11.2, 12.1, nts.1n

  memoirs of, prf.1, 4.1, 5.1, 8.1, 12.1, nts.1n, nts.2n

  military service of, 4.1, 6.1, 6.2, 7.1, 8.1, 9.1

  name as derogatory epithet

  neglect of case of, prf.1, prf.2

  nightmares of

  not guilty plea of

  pardon offered to

  physical appearance of, 3.1, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 6.1, 8.1, 8.2, 9.1, 10.1, 10.2

  religious beliefs of, prf.1, 4.1, 7.1, 7.2

  Russian language literacy of, 4.1, 4.2, 6.1, 7.1

  searches of home of, 4.1, 4.2

  secret files on, 12.1, 12.2

  suicide considered by

  support for, prf.1, 7.1, 8.1, 8.2, 9.1, 9.2, 10.1, 10.2, 11.1, 11.2, 11.3, 11.4, nts.1n

  theatrical productions based on, 8.1, 9.1

  threats to life of, 8.1, 11.1

  trial of, prf.1, prf.2, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.1, 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 5.2, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6, 7.7, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, 8.5, 8.6, 10.1, 12.1, 12.2, 12.3, 12.4, 12.5, nts.1n, nts.2n, nts.3n, nts.4n, nts.5n

  Beilis, Pinchas

  and investigations of Yushchinsky’s murder, 4.1, 4.2

  suicide of, 12.1, nts.1n

  Beilis, Tevye, 4.1, 6.1

  religious beliefs of, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 7.1

  Bekhterev, Vladimir

  Beletsky, Stepan, 11.1, 12.1

  arrest, imprisonment, and interrogation of, 12.1, 12.2

  and Makhalin as police informant, 10.1, 11.1

  Beloshchitsky, Boris

  Berkowitz

  Berner Estate, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 3.1

  Biale, David

  Black Hundreds, 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 3.1, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 6.1, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 11.1, 12.1, 12.2, 12.3

  and alleged ritual murder of Yushchinsky, prf.1, 1.1, 2.1, 2.2, 8.1

  Beilis’s trial and, 10.1, 11.1

  Cheberyak’s alleged murder conspiracy and

  criminal element in, 1.1, 2.1

  and investigations of Yushchinsky’s murder, 2.1, 3.1, 3.2, 10.1

  Liadov’s Kiev mission and

  revolutions and, 1.1, 2.1, 5.1

  Romanov tercentenary and

  and violence against Jews, prf.1, 1.1, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 4.1

  Blok, Alexander, 1.1, 12.1

  Blondes, David, 2.1, 6.1, 9.1

  blood libel, 2.1, 5.1, 6.1, 8.1, 9.1, 12.1, 12.2, 12.3

  and alleged ritual murders by Jews, prf.1, prf.2, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 4.1, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 6.1, 7.1, 7.2, 8.1, 8.2, 12.1, nts.1n, nts.2n

  and Beilis’s arrest and imprisonment, 4.1, 5.1, 8.1

  Beilis’s indictments and, 7.1, 8.1, 8.2

  Beilis’s trial and, 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 10.1, 11.1, 11.2, 11.3, 11.4, 11.5, 11.6, 11.7, 12.1

  in history, prf.1, 2.1

  and international interest in Beilis case, 7.1, 8.1, 9.1, 10.1

  and investigations of Yushchinsky’s murder, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 4.2, 7.1, 8.1, 10.1

  Liadov’s mission and

  Markov on

  matzo preparation and, 1.1, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 4.1, 5.1, 11.1, 12.1, nts.1n

  in Middle East, prf.1, nts.1n

  modern-day persistence of

  papacy on, 2.1, 11.1, nts.1n

  and support for Beilis, 8.1, 9.1, 10.1

  Bloody Sunday

  Bogrov, Dimitry, 5.1, 7.1, 7.2

  Boldyrev, Fyodor “Fedya”

  and alleged ritual murder of Yushchinsky, 9.1, 9.2

  Beilis’s trial and, 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.4, 9.5, 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, 10.4, 11.1, 11.2, 11.3, 11.4, 11.5, 11.6, 11.7, 11.8, 11.9, 11.10

  Cheberyak’s testimony and, 9.1,
9.2

  and investigations of Yushchinsky’s murder

  and jury charge and deliberations

  Sikorsky’s testimony and

  Yushchinsky’s abduction and, 9.1, 9.2

  Bolsheviks, 7.1, 12.1, nts.1n

  Bonch-Bruevich, Vladimir, 9.1, 9.2

  Book of the Monk Neophyte, The

  Brandorf, Nikolai

  and alleged ritual murder of Yushchinsky, 2.1, 3.1, 4.1

  Cheberyak’s arrest and

  and investigations of Yushchinsky’s murder, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 4.1

  Sikorsky’s psychological profile and

  Brazul-Brushkovsky, Stepan, 8.1, 12.1

  affidavits of, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5

  and Beilis’s arrest and imprisonment

  Beilis’s trial and, 7.1, 10.1, 10.2, 11.1

  and investigations of Yushchinsky’s murder, 6.1, 6.2, 7.1, 7.2, 8.1, 9.1, 10.1, 11.1

  Krasovsky’s collaboration with, 7.1, 7.2

  lawsuit against, 7.1, 8.1

  Margolin-Cheberyak meeting and, 7.1, 9.1, 10.1

  Margolin’s relationship with, 6.1, 6.2, 7.1

  penetrating Cheberyak’s gang and

  Singaevsky’s confession and

  Bryan, William Jennings

  Bykov, Mrs.

  Cahan, Abraham

  cantonist system, 2.1, 4.1

  Catherine II, Empress of Russia

  Chaplinsky, Grigory, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 4.1, 7.1, 9.1, 9.2, nts.1n

  and alleged ritual murder of Yushchinsky, 2.1, 4.1, 6.1, 7.1

  and Beilis’s arrest and imprisonment, 3.1, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 6.1

  Beilis’s indictments and, 6.1, 6.2, 7.1, 7.2

  Beilis’s trial and, 9.1, 10.1, 11.1

  Brazul’s affidavits and, 7.1, 7.2

  and briefings on Beilis for Nicholas, 5.1, 5.2

  Cheberyak’s arrest and

  Cheberyak’s collaboration with, 6.1, 7.1

  Fastov case and

  and investigations of Yushchinsky’s murder, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 5.1, 5.2, 6.1, 6.2, 7.1, 7.2, 8.1, 9.1, 10.1

  political ambitions of, 3.1, 6.1, 7.1

  and pressure to quash case against Beilis

  Shulgin’s attacks on

  Yushchinsky’s abduction and, 3.1, 3.2, 4.1

  Chaucer, Geoffrey, epi.1, 2.1, nts.1n

  cheberiachka

  Cheberyak, Ludmila, 4.1, 12.1

  Beilis’s trial and, 9.1, 9.2

  and investigations of Yushchinsky’s murder

  Cheberyak, Valentina, 4.1, 5.1, 5.2, 9.1

  Cheberyak, Vasily, 3.1, 6.1, 6.2, 7.1, 9.1, 12.1

  and investigations of Yushchinsky’s murder, 3.1, 4.1, 6.1, 7.1

  Cheberyak, Vera, 1.1, 3.1, 4.1, 8.1, 8.2, 9.1, 10.1

  appeal to Nicholas by, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3

  arrests and imprisonments of, 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 5.1, 5.2, 7.1, 8.1, 9.1, 9.2, 11.1, 12.1

  Beilis’s relationship with, 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 4.2, 11.1

  Beilis’s trial and, 3.1, 4.1, 6.1, 6.2, 7.1, 7.2, 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.4, 9.5, 10.1, 10.2, 11.1, 11.2

  Brazul’s affidavits and, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3

  Chaplinsky’s collaboration with, 6.1, 7.1

  criminality and criminal gang of, prf.1, 1.1, 2.1, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 5.2, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 9.1, 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, 11.1, 12.1, 12.2, nts.1n

  and discovery of Yushchinsky’s body, 1.1, 2.1, 3.1

  half brother’s confession and, 7.1, 12.1

  and hypotheses on Yushchinsky’s killer

  illegitimacy of, 3.1, 8.1

  and investigations of Yushchinsky’s murder, 1.1, 2.1, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 5.2, 6.1, 6.2, 7.1, 7.2, 9.1, 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, 11.1, 12.1

  lawsuits of, 7.1, 8.1, 9.1

  lovers of, 1.1, 3.1, 3.2, 5.1, 6.1, 12.1

  lying of, 3.1, 6.1, 6.2, 9.1, 10.1

  Malitskaya’s relationship with, 3.1, 3.2, 6.1

  Margolin’s meeting with, 6.1, 7.1, 8.1, 9.1, 10.1, 11.1, 11.2

  media and, 4.1, 6.1, 6.2, 7.1, 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 10.1, 10.2, 12.1

  nicknames of

  physical appearance of, 6.1, 9.1, 9.2, 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, 11.1

  reputation of, 1.1, 2.1, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 6.1, 6.2, 7.1, 7.2, 8.1, 9.1, nts.1n

  search of home of, 3.1, 3.2, 5.1, 6.1

  son’s death and, 4.1, 5.1, 5.2, 6.1, 11.1, 12.1

  and son’s quarrel with Yushchinsky

  son’s relationship with, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 4.1, 4.2, 7.1, 9.1, 11.1

  violence of, 1.1, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 4.1, 4.2, 6.1, 6.2, 7.1, 9.1, 10.1

  witnesses allegedly coached by, 9.1, 9.2

  Yushchinsky’s abduction and, 7.1, 9.1, 9.2, 11.1

  and Yushchinsky’s burial and funeral, 1.1, 2.1

  Cheberyak, Zhenya, 1.1, 3.1, 7.1

  Beilis’s trial and, 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.4, 9.5, 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, 11.1

  death of, 4.1, 5.1, 5.2, 6.1, 6.2, 7.1, 9.1, 10.1, 11.1, 12.1

  and discovery of Yushchinsky’s body, 1.1, 2.1

  illness of, 4.1, 4.2

  and investigations of Yushchinsky’s murder, 1.1, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 5.1, 5.2, 6.1, 6.2, 7.1, 7.2, 9.1, 10.1

  milk purchased from Beilis by, 9.1, 10.1, 10.2

  mother’s relationship with, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 4.1, 4.2, 7.1, 9.1, 11.1

  police search of home of, 3.1, 3.2

  and story of switches, 5.1, 10.1

  Yushchinsky’s abduction and, 3.1, 7.1, 7.2, 9.1, 11.1

  and Yushchinsky’s last day of life, 1.1, 2.1, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3

  Yushchinsky’s nickname and

  Yushchinsky’s relationship with, 1.1, 1.2, 5.1, 6.1, 10.1

  Chebyshev, Nikolai, 12.1, nts.1n

  Chekhovskaya, Daria

  Chirkov, Feodosy, 3.1, 10.1

  son on, prf.1, 1.1, 3.1, 9.1

  Christian Letters, 2.1, 7.1, 10.1

  Christians, Christianity, prf.1, 1.1, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 6.1, 6.2, nts.1n

  and alleged ritual murders by Jews, prf.1, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 4.1, 11.1, 12.1, nts.1n

  and Beilis’s arrest and imprisonment, 4.1, 5.1

  Beilis’s relationships with

  Beilis’s trial and, 5.1, 11.1, 11.2

  Fastov case and

  and international interest in Beilis case, 7.1, 9.1, 10.1

  and investigations of Yushchinsky’s murder, 3.1, 4.1, 6.1

  and support for Beilis, 9.1, 10.1, 11.1

  Civilta Cattolica, nts.1n

  Clark, Champ

  Congress, U.S., 8.1, 10.1

  Constantine, King of Greece

  Contemporary Word

  Corps of Gendarmes, 2.1, 5.1, 7.1, 10.1, 10.2

  and Beilis’s arrest and imprisonment, prf.1, 3.1, 6.1

  and Beilis’s trial, 9.1, 11.1

  and Cheberyak’s arrests

  and investigations of Yushchinsky’s murder, 3.1, 6.1, 6.2, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 11.1, 11.2

  and threat of pogroms

  Cossacks, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 11.1, 12.1

  Berner Estate treasure and

  and violence against Jews, 4.1, 5.1

  Damascus Ritual Murder, The (Shmakov)

  Darofeyeva, Anna, 4.1, 4.2

  Diakonova, Ekaterina

  Beilis’s trial and, 10.1, 10.2, 11.1

  on body wrapped in carpet

  and investigations of Yushchinsky’s murder, 7.1, 7.2, 10.1, 10.2, 11.1

  on masked man, 10.1, 11.1

  Diakonova, Ksenia, 8.1, 10.1

  and investigations of Yushchinsky’s murder, 7.1, 7.2, 11.1

  Dixon, Simon, n

  Dobzhansky

  domovoi, 1.1, 3.1, 8.1, 10.1

  Double Headed Eagle, 1.1, 2.1, 2.2, 4.1, 5.1, 7.1, 9.1, 11.1

  Doyle, Arthur Conan, prf.1, 7.1

  Dreyfus, Alfred, prf.1, 4.1, 8.1

  comparisons between Beilis and, 5.1, 7.1, 9.1, 9.2, 11.1

  Dubnow, Simon

  Dubovik, Mr., 4.1, 6.1

  Dumas, 2.1, 3.1, 5.1, 5.2,
5.3, 6.1, 7.1, 8.1, nts.1n

  and alleged ritual murder of Yushchinsky

  Maklakov and, 9.1, 9.2, 11.1

  Markov’s address to

  revolutions and

  Shulgin and, 9.1, 12.1

  Zamyslovsky and, 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 10.1, 11.1

  Dundes, Alan, n

  Dunne, Edward F.

  Eisenberg

  Elansky, Peter

  Elchaninov, Andrei

  Engelstein, Laura, n

  Esperantists

  Etinger, Yakov

  Europe, 1.1, 4.1, 8.1, 10.1, 10.2, 11.1, 12.1, 12.2

  alleged ritual murder cases and, prf.1, 2.1, 12.1

  Beilis’s trial and, 10.1, 10.2, 10.3

  interest in Beilis case in, prf.1, 7.1, 7.2, 8.1, 9.1, 10.1, 10.2

  Fastov case

  Fenenko, Vasily, 3.1, 4.1, 5.1, 7.1, 10.1

  and alleged ritual murder of Yushchinsky, 2.1, 4.1, 6.1

  and Beilis’s arrest and imprisonment, 3.1, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 6.1, 7.1

  Beilis’s indictments and, 6.1, 6.2, 7.1

  and Cheberyak’s arrest and imprisonment

  and investigations of Yushchinsky’s murder, 2.1, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 5.1, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 8.1, 9.1

  Margolin’s interview with

  Sikorsky’s psychological profile and

  Fixer, The (Malamud)

  Forel, August

  France, 2.1, 12.1, nts.1n

  alleged ritual Jewish murders and, 2.1, nts.1n

  Dreyfus case and, prf.1, 5.1, 9.1, 9.2

  interest in Beilis case in, 7.1, 10.1, 10.2

  Mifle and, 1.1, 3.1, 7.1

  Frank, Leo, prf.1, 8.1

  Frankists, Frankism, 11.1, nts.1n

  Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, 2.1, 3.1

  Fredericks, Baron V. B.

  Friedenwald, Herbert

  Fulda, 2.1, 3.1

  Gaevskaya, Nadia

  Germany, 9.1, 10.1, 12.1, 12.2

  alleged ritual murders in, 2.1, 12.1

  interest in Beilis case in, 7.1, 8.1, 9.1, 10.1, 12.1

  Giers, A. F., 5.1, 5.2

  Beilis’s trial and

  and threat of pogroms

  Glagolev, Alexander, 3.1, 4.1

  Golubev, Vladimir, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 3.2, 12.1

  and alleged ritual murder of Yushchinsky, 2.1, 2.2, 9.1

  Beilis’s trial and, 7.1, 9.1

  and investigations of Yushchinsky’s murder, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 4.1, 6.1, 7.1, 9.1

  Liadov’s Kiev mission and, 2.1, 3.1, 3.2

  Nicholas’s Kiev visit and, 2.1, 2.2

  and requiems for Yushchinsky, 9.1, 11.1

  and Thomas of Monmouth, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3

  and threat of pogroms, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 9.1