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How many Jewish people live in Poland? [145]
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How many Jews in Poland?Out of a population of 38 million, it is estimated that 20,000 Polish citizens are Jewish.
Wikipedia on national minorities in Poland states:
The first figure given (7508) is the total, the 2nd (2488)- Jewish as first identificaiton inlcuding the only one, Jewish as only identification (1636), Jewish, as second identification (5020) and both Polish and Jewish identifcation (5355).
pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mniejszo%C5%9Bci_narodowe_i_etniczne_w_Polsce
The difference bwteen 7500 and 20,000 is quite considerable. Over the years the figure of 50,000 has bounced around, but I'm not sure what certeria were used. Jewish criteria are clear and straightforward: anyone borne by a Jewish mother is Jewish!
Some people learnt they were Jewish only after 1989. Some Jewish parents supposedly have stiłl not told their children.