Until
the Holocaust,
Jews were a significant part of the population of
Eastern Europe. Outside
Poland, the largest population was in the European part of the
USSR, especially
Ukraine (1.5 million in the 1930s), but major populations also existed in
Hungary,
Romania, and
Czechoslovakia. Here are lists of some prominent East European Jews, arranged by country of origin.
Until
the Holocaust,
Jews were a significant part of the population of
Eastern Europe. Outside
Poland, the largest population was in the European part of the
USSR, especially
Ukraine (1.5 million in the 1930s), but major populations also existed in
Hungary,
Romania, and
Czechoslovakia. Here are lists of some prominent East European Jews, arranged by country of origin.