Event · Immigration
Jewish settlement in Poland
Jewish immigration to Poland began in 1516 and was supported by King Sigismund I.
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... י- , '• ) זרימ ת יהודי ם צחיי ם לפולי ן התחיל ה עו ד בשנ ת
1516 ונתמכ ה ע״ י המל ך זיגמונ ט 1 שרא ה בה ם גור ם מועיל ,
הואי ל והכניס ו הו ן והי ו ג ם בעל י רמ ה תרבותי ת גבוהה . ...Connected nodes