linssian Jews—Figures, Facts, Propoganda

By S. J. GOLDSMITH

Jewish population
of
Russia
while there are more women than
after 1939, with the accession of
men in the population as a whole
Lithuania, L a t v i a, Esthonia,
(which is, by the way, 208,927,000).
LONDON — Two prominent
Moldavia, Western Ukraine and
The reason for this phenomenon
Russian Jews have given us a
Western White Russia. The ac-
is this: the general population lost
picture of Russian Jewry at the
tual decrease in the Jewish popu-
more men than women during
present time. But they must not
lation is, therefore, 1.552,000;
those 20 years, because men fell
be lumped together. One is an
and even this does not take into
in the war; but Jewish women
eminent sociologist and statistician,
account the natural increase for
were exterminated by the invaders,
an objective scholar who only once
those 20 years, which is, to take
and thus more of them were lost
deviated from strict objectivity,
the figure for the country as a
than even Jewish men in battle,
and even then only mildly and
per
cent.
In
other
although the Jewish participation
whole, 9.5
perhaps unintentionally. He is
words, Russian Jews lost during
in the war was an emphatic and
Jacob Kantor, and his long essay
as costly in lives as the participa-
those 20 years about 1,700,000
appears in one of the Yiddish
souls.
tion of other nationalities within
transactions of the Jewish His-
That they were harder hit than the Soviet Union.
torical Institute in Warsaw. The
other is Aaron Vergelis, the editor- others by the German occupation
The data shows that 875.000 Jews
in-chief of Sovietish Heimland, the of Western Russia is evident from live in the Russian Federation
Yiddish monthly in Moscow, a the fact that there are more men (Russia proper); 840,000 in the
professional propagandist and an that women among Russian Jews, Ukraine; 140,000 in White Russia;
emotional type of writer, who often
52,000 in Georgia; 94.000 in Uzbe-
gets carried away with his own
kistan (thousands of Jews from
NY
Times
Predicting
.
enthusiasms.
the Baltic States live there, hav-
Jacob Kantor analyzes from the Overwhelming Jewish ing been exiled in 1939); 25,000
in Latvia: 32.000 in Lithuania;
Jewish point of view the data of
Support for Johnson 5,000 in Esthonia; only small
the last census of population in
NEW YORK (JTA)—Samplings groups of Jews live in the other
Soviet Russian, which took place
on Jan. 15, 1959. He is not too of opinion among a wide variety Soviet republics.
late with his analysis, of course. of Jewish spokesmen and political
The census figures point to a
It takes several years for the data .experts indicate that President
linguistic assimilation among
of a census to be processed, and Johnson • will receive overwhelm-
Russian Jews. In 1939, 50 per
he could not look into the "Jew- ing Jewish support in the Novem-
cent of all Russian Jews gave
ish" figures without' the general her election, the New York Times
Yiddish as their mother tongue;
picture. Even now there is not reported.
in 1959. only 20.8 per cent did
The report said that the Presi-
yet a complete analysis of the
so. Still, those who gave Rus-
1959 census available. This is not dent showed reporters at the Dem- sian as their mother tongue—
peculiar to the East, by the way. ocratic National Convention last
the remaining 79.2 per cent—
It takes the British some five month a poll stating he could ex-
did not shirk their Jewishness
years to have census figures pect the support of 97 per cent of
otherwise. And there might have
analyzed and published. Perhaps Jewish voters. The Times story
been misunderstandings too, as
the Americans are faster. The pie- quoted Jewish organization lead-
Kantor points out. The question
lure could not have changed mate- ers, rabbis, writers, and party lead-
was "native tongue," and many
ers
and
workers
as
sustaining
the
really in five years', of course.
Jews who speak Yiddish at home.
estimates of the preponderant Jew-
According to the 1959 census,
or know Yiddish better than any
ish
voter
support
for
the
Johnson-
there are in the Soviet Union
other language, might have as-
ticket.
Humphrey
2,268.000 Jews. This is 752.000
sumed that they were being
The
report
quoted
most
observ-
less than in 1939. but actually :
asked about the language of
ers as believing that it would take
the decrease is • much larger. ,
communication with the rest of
a
miracle
or
a
vast
change
in
world
Some 800,000 were added to the
the population.
' events for Sen. Barry Goldwater,
-
The economic structure of the
the Republican nominee, to get
even half of the 15 per cent of the Jewish population in Russia is as
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Jewish vote which Richard Nixon follows: Jews have 180 specialists
AND HEALTH SPA
Only Women's Reduc-
was estimated to have received as (meaning people of the free pro-
ing Resort in the
the Republican nominee in 1960 fessions and highly skilled tech-
Midwest
against the late President John F. nicians, but not skilled craftsmen)
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while the Russians (proper) have
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to Draw Young People
hind. except for the Georgians—
another highly gifted minority—
to Jewish Center Work
The National Jewish Welfare ' who have 58 per thousands. In
Board has launched a new recruit- other words, Soviet Jews, 1.1 per
ment program to attract young' cent of the total population. have
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Centers of Greater Boston, has the Russians (proper) with only
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Vergelis writes well, and is
hoc committee.
lyrical about the opportunities
of "Mother Russia." As to Jews,
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