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Jewish Population in Europe after WWII

The decline of the Jewish population in Europe after World War II, including the number of survivors and the impact of the Holocaust.

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How many Jewish survivors remained in Europe immediately after WWII and how did numbers change by 1946-1947?

Immediately after World War II the Jewish population of Europe had been reduced from a prewar total of roughly 9.5 million to a postwar remainder in the mid‑3‑million range, with most reputable contem...