The word “refugee” appeared 1 times in this article's opening at its peak in 2010. Today the opening carries none, and neither does the rest of the article, references included.
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The opening as it read in 2010
Jewish population centers have shifted tremendously over time, due to the constant streams of Jewish refugees created by expulsions, persecution, and officially sanctioned killing of Jews in various places at various times. The 20th century saw a large shift in Jewish populations, due mostly to persecution in Eastern Europe followed by the Holocaust , migration to the United States and the creation of Israel and subsequent expulsions of Sephardic and Mizrahi Jews from the Arab world.1
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The opening as it stood in 2005
The Jewish population of each country in 1900 , taken from Jewish Encyclopedia of 1901-1906 [1] , is compared to 2005 Jewish population (See Jews by country ). The names of some of the countries were changed (Abyssinia was changed to Ethiopia, Palestine to Israel, British Isles to United Kingdom, Persia to Iran, Servia to Serbia and Montenegro). If the countries names do not match exactly, only "n/a" appears in the 2005 column below. Note: The total at the end shows the entire estimated population of the world at that time (1900), not just the listed countries
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In addition, assimilation and forced conversions have also impacted Jewish population sizes throughout Jewish history .The 20th century saw a large shift in Jewish populations, as a result of large-scale migration to the Americas and to Palestine due to pogroms in the Russian Empire followed by the Holocaust .The independence of Israel sparked mass emigrations and expulsions of Jews from the Arab world .Today, the world's Jewish population is concentrated in two countries, viz. the United States and Israel .
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In addition, assimilation and forced conversions have also impacted Jewish population sizes throughout Jewish history . The 20th century saw a large shift in Jewish populations, as a result of large-scale migration to the Americas and to Israel due to pogroms in the Russian Empire followed by the Holocaust . The independence of Israel sparked mass emigrations and expulsions of Jews from the Arab world . Today, the majority of the world's Jewish population is concentrated in two countries, the United States and Israel .
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
In addition, assimilation and forced conversions have also impacted Jewish population sizes throughout Jewish history . The 20th century saw a large shift in Jewish populations, as a result of large-scale migration to the Americas and Palestine due to pogroms in the Russian Empire followed by the Holocaust . The independence of Israel sparked mass emigrations and expulsions of Jews from the Arab world . Today, the majority of the world's Jewish population is concentrated in Israel and the United States .
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Population movements have been caused by both push and pull factors , with the most notable push factors being expulsions and persecutions, in particular the pogroms in the Russian Empire and the Holocaust .The 20th century saw a large shift in Jewish populations, particularly the large-scale migration to the Americas and Palestine (later Israel ).The 1948 Palestine war sparked mass exodus of Jews from Arab and Muslim countries . Today, the majority of the world's Jewish population is concentrated in Israel and the United States .
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