List_of_North_European_Jews

List of North European Jews

List of North European Jews

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Before the Holocaust, Jews were a significant part of the population in Lithuania where they numbered around 240,000, including approximately 100,000 in Vilnius, or about 45% of that city's pre-World War II population (Vilnius was also once known as the "Jerusalem of Lithuania"). A large Jewish community also existed in Latvia. In comparison, Estonia and the Nordic countries have had much smaller communities, concentrated mostly in Denmark and Sweden. The following is a list of prominent North European Jews, arranged by country of origin:

Denmark

See also: Category:Danish people of Jewish descent

Estonia

See also: Category:Estonian people of Jewish descent

Finland

See also: Category:Finnish people of Jewish descent

Iceland

See also: Category:Icelandic people of Jewish descent

Latvia

See also: Category:Latvian people of Jewish descent

Lithuania

See also: Category:Lithuanian people of Jewish descent

Norway

See also: Category:Norwegian people of Jewish descent

Sweden

See also: Category:Swedish people of Jewish descent

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