(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
The Jewish population of the Ukraine numbers 1,575,693, according to census figures made public here. The Jewish population constitutes 5.43 percent of the total population of 29,618,287, classified according to origin According to language they constitute 4.13 percent. The Ukrainians member 80 percent of the total population.
In White Russia the Jews, classified according to language, constitute 8.17 percent of the total population of 4,933,329, numbering 407,138. Classified according to language they constitute 7.41 percent. White Russians number 80,6 percent of the total.
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