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Economic Life of Jews in Russia Examined by Census Bureau
A Bureau of Labor bulletin reviews I M article on Jewish immigration and employment in Russia. It cites 1897 and 1900 data showing five and a half million Jews, with most in the Pale of Settlement, many in cities, and a higher share in manufacturing and commerce. It notes wage, schooling, and domicile restrictions affecting Jewish labor and the growth of independent merchants, with about one third in the merchant class and education levels improving literacy.
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