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The Holocaust - that is, the Nazi genocide of the Jews - began in 1941. The number of Jews killed by the Nazis before the start of World War 2 was about:
- Perhaps a couple of hundred in 1933.
- An estimated 400 during the Kristallnacht - that is, the pogrom of 9-10 November 1945 and a further 2,000+ at concentration camps in the aftermath.
(There were an estimated 9.5 million Jews in Europe when World War 2 started, so at that stage the percentage would have been relatively small).
The mass killings started later - with the use of mobile killing units from July 1941 onwards. Routine mass gassings began at Chelmno on 8 December 1941.
Of course, as is well known, by May 1945 about 6 million Jews had been slaughtered.
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How many Jews were there in Poland in 1939?
According to the Jewish Virtual Library, world Jewish population in 1939 was 16,728,000. The US Holocaust Memorial indicates that European Jewish population in 1933 was approximately 9.5 million, 60% of world Jewish population (15.3 million) and 1.7% of the overall European population.
What country had the most Jewish people living in it during the Holocaust?
In August 1939, on the eve of World War 2 Poland had about 3.3 million Jews. It had easily the biggest Jewish population in Europe.
What impact did the holocaust have a on the Jewish population of Europe?
It reduced the Jewish population by about two thirds.
How many Jewish people were alive in Europe in 1939?
About 18 million.
What was the Jewish population in 1939 and 1945?
12,000 after the houlocaust 6,000
Who did the Nazi's try to eliminate?
Europe's Jewish population.
What fraction of the jewish population in 1939 lost there lives?
Very few lost thier lives in 1939, most died in 1942.
Is Poland's Jewish population higher or lower compared to pre-World War ll numbers?
1939 (estimated Jewish population of Poland on eve of World War 2) : 3.3 million2011 (estimated Jewish population of Poland): 8,000
What ethnic group in Europe was almost wiped out in the Holocaust?
The Jewish population.
What percent of the Jewish population of Europe was murdered?
between a third and a half
What percent of the Jewish population of Europe was murder?
between a third and a half
Jewish population of Germany in 1939?
Around 9.5 million
