List of North European Jews

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Before the Holocaust, Jews were a significant part of the population in Lithuania where they numbered around 240,000, including approximately 100,000 in Vilnius, or about 45% of that city's pre-World War II population (Vilnius was also once known as the "Jerusalem of Lithuania"). A large Jewish community also existed in Latvia. In comparison, Estonia and the Nordic countries have had much smaller communities, concentrated mostly in Denmark and Sweden. The following is a list of prominent North European Jews, arranged by country of origin:

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Denmark

Estonia

Finland

Iceland

Latvia

Lithuania

Norway

Sweden

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  7. ↑ Oxford Dictionary of National Biography: "His parents were Orthodox Jews"
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