Published : 2012-12-31

Jews on the background of the demographic statistics of Lviv, 1918-1939

Roman Romantsov



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The article characterizes statistical population of Lviv in 1919-1939, particularly referring to the Jews. It describes quantity, ethnic, religious and socio-professional structure of Jewish population, their age and the level of education. Lviv was particularly important center of political and educational life in the Second Polish Re-public. According the results of state censuses, one may conclude that three dominant nations in Lviv used to be the following: Poles, Jews and Ukrainians. Germans, Czechs and Russians constituted smaller percentage. Minorities accounted for abo-ut 50% of the total population of Lviv. Almost 50% of the population constituted Roman Catholics – Poles, 31,5-35% – followers of Judaism – Jews, and 9,2-12% – Greek Catholics – Ukrainians. The characteristic feature of social and professional structure of Lviv was the dominance of Poles. In second place, in the social hierarchy were Jews, dealing mainly with trade. Ukrainians occupied the last place in the social and professional structure. Lviv in the interwar period was a multicultural city and the center of Polish, Ukrainian and Jewish political and cultural life in the south-eastern part of Poland.

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national minorities, Jews, Poles, south-eastern Poland, Jewish culture, demography, ethnic structure, religious structure, statistics



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Romantsov , R. (2012). Jews on the background of the demographic statistics of Lviv, 1918-1939. Jewish Studies. Almanac, 2(2), 105–136. https://doi.org/10.56583/sz.786

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