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1283:Sejny
1267:Great
1238:Nisko
1231:Lesko
1180:Bobov
1163:Brzeg
1131:Great
1109:Radom
1075:Great
1048:Great
1039:Stara
1032:Great
1027:Łódź
1014:Great
1006:Great
984:Great
977:Bytom
939:Great
886:Nożyk
868:Remah
841:Remah
836:Izaak
680:. n.d
488:bimah
356:Rabbi
290:Stone
255:Style
1201:Kupa
1187:High
738:2006
711:2006
686:2024
578:The
350:and
300:The
280:1557
244:Type
83:Rite
1275:New
1245:New
1208:Old
1123:New
1093:Old
962:New
807:in
458:, (
399:of
372:'s
343:.
339:of
178:in
1363::
719:^
694:^
668:.
378:.
308::
138:,
134:,
44::
789:e
782:t
775:v
740:.
713:.
688:.
482:(
304:(
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