In 1939, there were approximately 9.5 million Jews living in Europe. This population was concentrated mainly in countries like Poland, which had the largest Jewish community, and other Eastern European nations. In Russia, the Jewish population was around 3 million, primarily in the western regions affected by the Soviet Union's policies. The onset of World War II and the Holocaust would drastically reduce these numbers in the following years.
Many fled to Western Europe.
Many fled to Western Europe.
There used to be many Jews in Russia,but now the population of Jews in Russia lowered hugely.
Russian Jews are Jews who lived in Russia, usually meaning the Russian Empire, which included many now independent countries in central and Eastern Europe.
403,000 Jews left Germany and Austria in 1938 and 1939.
Russian Jews are Jews who lived in Russia, usually meaning the Russian Empire, which included many now independent countries in central and Eastern Europe.
Approximately 300,000 Jews were living in France in 1939.
Rye Bread isn't Jewish. It is a common bread in parts of Europe, where many Jews lived/live. Jews in Italy eat pasta; Jews in Mexico eat tacos.
By no means. Jews stem originally from the Middle East, and have lived through many centuries in North Africa, all of Europe, Western and Central Asia, Russia, and elsewhere.
The Ashkenazi Jews are most known for their origins from the original Israelites in Biblical citimes. Many of these people eventually migrated to Eastern Europe and Russia (i.e. Poland, Hungary, Lithuania).
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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.