However. when Poland regained its independence in the early 20th century. its Jewish population remained one of the largest in the world. Indeed. in 1939. over 3 million of the Jewish people lived in Poland. comprising the largest Jewish population of any country in Europe. Mr. Speaker. this situation changed radically when the Nazis occupied Poland. as over 90 percent of Polands Jewish population was brutally killed or murdered and tortured during the Holocaust. Of the few who survived. around 200.000 people. most emigrated from Poland. Many came to the United States. while others fled to Israel and South America. Mr.
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