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Which European country had the largest Jewish population prior to World War 2?
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France has the largest population of Jews in Europe, and the second largest in the world (after the US), with about half a million Jews. The following European countries also have large Jewish populations:
United Kingdom (300,000)
Russia (225,000)
Germany (150,000)
Ukraine (80,000)
Hungary (50,000)
Belgium (35,000)
Netherlands (30,000)
Italy (30,000)
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What country had the highest Jewish population before world war 2?
Probably Poland, prior to the war they had the largest Jewish popluation of any country in Europe, and after the war they were nearly all gone. _______ Poland lost about 88-89% of its Jewish population in the Holocaust and Lithuania lost about 96%!
What percent of Jews were killed in Europe?
About 78% of the Jews in the occupied or war impacted parts of Europe were killed in the Holocaust (also called The Shoa). In some countries, such as Poland and Lithuania, 90% of the Jews died or were killed.
What was the population after Holocaust?
The Nazis whipped out 2/3 of the Jewish population which is a about 7 million Jews. But not only Jews died; smaller races such as Gypies were also exterminated. Altogether, about 11 million people died in the holocaust.
How much did the Jewish population decrease after World War II?
The Nazis rounded up Jews and sent them to special camps where they were killed. The European Jewish population in 1950 was 3.5 million people in contrast to the 1933 European Jewish population of 9.5 million people (a difference of 6 million people whence the 6 million number comes). 2 million of the 3.5 million remaining Jews were in the Soviet Union.
Why did the germans and nazis get involved in the holocaust?
Because they were given no choice In 1939 the German government advised the 900,000 Jews to leave Germany. Hitlers rise to power is because one of his election platforms was to rid the country of the Jewish bailiffs sent to Germany with writ of seizures from the world court to repay the costs of WW1, which the court determined was the responsibility of the German people. The bailiffs were in control of the German financial system, and the German people were virtual slaves. The bailiffs lived as lords. The German people voted to empower Hitler to remove the Jews from Germany because they felt they were being enslaved by the Jewish bailiffs, and were being treated as inferior servants, slaves, and lowpaid hirelings, without any hope for the future
Which Spanish speaking country has the largest Jewish Population?
If the question is asking "Which Spanish-speaking country has the largest Jewish population today?", the answer is Argentina with roughly 200,000 Jews. If the question is asking, "Which Spanish-speaking country historically had the largest percentage of Jews?", the answer would be Spain since Spain had a large Jewish population in 1490.
Which country has the world's largest Jewish population?
Israel. (Israel surpassed the U.S. within the last decade).
Is Spain the country with the largest number of Christians with Jewish Descent?
Yes, it is Spain with about 20% of the current population.
What country has a large Jewish population?
France has the largest population of Jews in Europe, and the second largest in the world (after the US), with about half a million Jews. The following European countries also have large Jewish populations: United Kingdom (300,000) Russia (225,000) Germany (150,000) Ukraine (80,000) Hungary (50,000) Belgium (35,000) Netherlands (30,000) Italy (30,000)
In which European country were the most jews killed and how many?
Poland, 3 million Jews were killed. Their was a jewish population of 3.3 Million in poland and 91% of the jewish population were killed due to Nazi occupation of Poland
What country had Jewish ghettos?
The largest Jewish ghettos were in Poland, where the largest Jewish populations were, but there were ghettos across eastern Europe.
Does France have the largest Jewish population?
No, France has about 450,000 Jews. Israel and the US each have about 6 million jews. It is estimated that there are under 14,000,000 Jews in the world. This is mostly due to assimilation and a lower birthrate.
What country had the largest Jewish population before world war 2?
In Europe, Poland with 3.3 million Jews.
What nation in the world has the largest jewish population?
Israel.
Where are Jewish communities found in Europe?
There are Jewish communities in every European country.
Largest group of population of Jews?
Israel has the largest Jewish population in the world, followed closely by North America.
What countries have the largest Jewish populations?
United States - 6,588,000 (2%)Israel - 5,931,300 (75%)France - 500,000 (0.8%)Canada - 375,000 (1%)United Kingdom - 300,000 (0.5%)Country - Jewish Population - Percent of Population
