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Biggest Jewish Communities of Estonia Before World War II

Prior to the second World War, Estonia had a tiny Jewish community of around 4,500, almost all of which would either flee eastward or be murdered during the Holocaust. Can you name the cities or towns of Estonia that had the highest Jewish population before World War II?
% = % of the city's population that was Jewish
According to the 1934 Estonian Census.
One of these cities merged with a larger city in 1940
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Jews
City
%
2,203
Tallinn
1.60
920
Tartu
1.56
262
Valga
2.42
248
Pärnu
1.22
Jews
City
%
188
Narva
0.80
121
Viljandi
1.03
100
Rakvere
1.00
96
Võru
1.80
Jews
City
%
75
Nõmme
0.50
22
Kuressaare
0.49
18
Paide
0.55
9
Tapa
0.24
Jews
City
%
8
Jõhvi
0.39
6
Mustvee
0.21
5
Haapsalu
0.11
5
Jõgeva
0.44
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Level 67
May 25, 2026
According to ethnicity.

Other cities and towns, and the amount of Jews living in them:

Petseri (Modern-day Pechory, Russia) - 4 (0.09%)

Antsla - 3 (0.19%)

Põltsamaa - 2 (0.08%)

Türi - 2 (0.07%)

Keila - 1 (0.10%)

Kilingi-Nõmme - 1 (0.07%)

Mõisaküla - 1 (0.05%)

Paldiski - 1 (0.12%)

Tõrva - 1 (0.04%)