Genealogy / Jewish Roots of Poland [638]

There were about 2,500,000 Jews in Poland before Nazi Germany occupation, which doesn't even come CLOSE to 3/4 of the Jewish population at those times.

Besides, you guys are forgetting that Jews are generally forbidden to marry peolpe from other religions.
Considering the fact that most Jews in Poland were very religious, especially until the emancipation, I don't really think it's probable that most Poles have got Jewish roots.

Genealogy / Jewish Roots of Poland [638]


From what I know, there weren't many of those in Poland.
As I said, Poland was a center of religious Judaism, unlike Germany, which saw the biggest movements of secular Jews.

vetala


Huh?
I was talking about the misinformed fact that was brought here before, that claimed Poland held more of 3/4 of the Jewish world.
5 million European Jews survived the Holocaust. Add it up to the 6 million that were killed, and the other few millions scattered across north Africa, the Arabian peninsula and America.

2.5 million is not really that big of a percentage.