Statement
In the 1931 census, 80 percent declared Yiddish, 12 percent Polish, and 8 percent Hebrew; the chapter warns that these figures are not a true reflection of linguistic reality, especially for Hebrew.
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References
p. 395
supports · main text · ch. 13
Efron, Lehmann and Weitzman. The Jews: A History. 3rd edition. New York and Abingdon: Routledge, 2019.
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