role of Jews in Polish commerce, 1918-1939
TitreThe role of Jews in Polish commerce, 1918-1939
Auteur
Call number943.8004924/0023
N° d'objet03616i
Lieu de publicationHanover, New Hampshire, United States
Année de publication
1989
Paginationpp141-157
MatérielArticle
SérieThe Tauber Institute for the Study of European Jewry series; 10
ISBN0874514460
NotesArticle from the book 'The Jews of Poland between two world wars' pp141-157
Description
Jews constituted the overwhelming majority of peddlars, shopkeepers and merchants in the southeastern and eastern regions of the Polish Republic. The same was true for Lublin province; in Bialystok Jews still constituted a majority. The picture that emerges is that Jews dominated commerce in Poland's agricultural regions, but where industry dominated, the Jewish share of commerce diminished
