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Mass Aliyah and Jewish emigration from Russia: Dynamics and factors

Mark Tolts
- 01 Dec 2003 - 
- Vol. 33, Iss: 2, pp 71-96
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In this article, Mass Aliyah and Jewish emigration from Russia: Dynamics and factors, Vol. 33, No. 2, pp. 71-96, are discussed, with a focus on Russian Jews.
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(2003). Mass Aliyah and Jewish emigration from Russia: Dynamics and factors. East European Jewish Affairs: Vol. 33, No. 2, pp. 71-96.

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A Century of Ambivalence: The Jews of Russia and the Soviet Union, 1881 to the Present

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