Danon Dr Jakov - Jadovno 1941.

Statistics of the Kingdom of SCS from 1921
Historical changes which followed after the finish of First World War, and the
creating of SCS, Jews brought new possibilities of connecting with the Jews on whole
territory of The Kingdom, on which it was living 64.159 representatives of this people. The
first conference of the Alliance of Jews of Kingdom of SCS in 1919, and the foundation
congress in 1920. As the first president of Alliance of the Jews of SCS it was chosen Zionist
from Osijek Hugo Spicer, and as the president of executive board Dr. Pops. The central seat
was in Belgrade. According to state’s statistics data from 1921, 12.028 Jews were living in
Bosnia and Herzegovina, and, according to rabbi statistics from 1924, that number was
greater and amounted to 13.701 or 3,34% of total number of population of Bosnia and
Herzegovina. They were located in Sarajevo and four leading towns of B&H: Banja Luka,
Tuzla, Mostar and Bijeljina.
Cities km2 Households Population No.
S
Jews
28 R29 Sarajevo 13 14.070 66.317 7.458 8.300
Banja luka 48 3.670 18.001 484 580
Tuzla 18 2.094 14.042 470 502
Mostar 18 3.705 18.176 187 310
Bijeljina 22 4.200 22.432 326 358
In the Kingdom of SCS, in the respect of the change of number of born, married and
died Jews, it was being used statistics of Rabinnate in the period from 1913 to 1926, which
was the only available at that time. Out
of statistics, it was seen that regardless
the war and postwar condition, the
number of born, married and died
ossciliated during the war, while, then,
it was being followed in four years
periods, the number of marriages was in
double increase in relation to the prewar state, while the number of born children was
contrary, and it showed the double reducing in relation to the prewar state. The number of
died was of a double increase during the war. Looking in total, the whole situation in Bosnia
and Herzegovina must be observed under the light of very complicated economic-economical
and military-political conditions in that period, as well as the reducing of population growth
and migrations of people from the areas seized by the whirlwind of war.
The war circumstances reflected on numeral oscillations of the members of Jewish
communities in larger towns in Bosnia and Herzegovina, bearing in mind the fact that Kejlas,
as the autonomous colonies of the Jews, with which, by attaining of minjana, mostly built
synagogues, throught centuries in galut, were and practically stayed, and the rest ones,
28 S – State’s statistics
29 R – Rabbi’s statistics
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