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The YIVO Encyclopedia of
Jews in Eastern Europe

The only resource of its kind, this encyclopedia provides the most complete picture of the history and culture of Jews in Eastern Europe from the beginnings of their settlement in the region to the present. This Web site makes accurate, reliable, scholarly information about East European Jewish life accessible to everyone.

“The YIVO Encyclopedia is so compulsively browsable that you can disappear within its pages for hours without a trace, the equivalent of diving into the coolest, deepest of pools.” —Kenneth Turan, L.A. Times

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The history of Jewish political parties in Eastern Europe was short, stretching only from the 1880s until 1949...Nonetheless, some parties did succeed in attaining the political mobilization and organization of large followings... read more »

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