Statement
Before World War I, Yiddish literacy encompassed nearly every Jewish boy and a majority of Jewish girls.
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References
p. 287
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Efron, Lehmann and Weitzman. The Jews: A History. 3rd edition. New York and Abingdon: Routledge, 2019.
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