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Eastern European Jewish Communities Project

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Jewish Communities in Ukraine before the Chmielnicki Uprising (1648)
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Jewish Communities in Ukraine before the Chmielnicki Uprising (1648)

Kahals and Surroundings: Urban and Rural Settlement in Krakow - 1765
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Kahals and Surroundings: Urban and Rural Settlement in Krakow - 1765

Community Project: Jewish Communities in Eastern Europe and Their Foundation Years
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Community Project: Jewish Communities in Eastern Europe and Their Foundation Years

Kahals and Surroundings: Urban and Rural Settlement in Southeastern Poland (Ukraine) - 1765
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Kahals and Surroundings: Urban and Rural Settlement in Southeastern Poland (Ukraine) - 1765

Kahals and Districts: Kahal Boundaries and Population in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (1765)
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Kahals and Districts: Kahal Boundaries and Population in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (1765)

Galicia Census 1890 – Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria
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Galicia Census 1890 – Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria

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Dr. Yannay Spitzer
Principal Investigator · The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Shneor Shprintsin
Research Assistant · The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Spitzer, Y., Shprintsin, S. (2024). The Eastern European Jewish Communities Project. The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

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