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List of Polish Jews

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List of Polish Jews:

From the Middle Ages until the Holocaust, Jews comprised a significant part of the Polish population. The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, known as a "Jewish paradise" for its religious tolerance, attracted numerous Jews who fled persecution from other European countries, even though, at times, discrimination against Jews surfaced as it did elsewhere in Europe. Poland was a major spiritual and cultural center for Ashkenazi Jewry, and Polish Jews made major contributions to Polish cultural, economic, and political life. At the start of the Second World War, Poland had the largest Jewish population in the world (over 3 million[1]), the vast majority of whom were killed by the Nazis in the Holocaust during the German occupation of Poland, particularly through the implementation of the "Final Solution" mass extermination program. Only 369,000 (11%) survived. After massive postwar emigration, the current Polish Jewish population stands at approximately 8,000.

The following is a list of people with Polish-Jewish heritage. Note that the list includes people of Jewish faith, Ashkenazi culture and/or Jewish ancestry.

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Historical figures

Politicians

Soldiers and fighters

Others

Religious figures

Academics

Scientists

Social sciences

Cultural figures

Artists

Musicians

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Screen and stage

Writers and poets

Polish-language

Yiddish-language

Other writers

Business figures

Sport figures

Chess players

Others

Criminals

Fictional figures

See also

References

Footnotes

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