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Even in the regional capital, Cherkasy, a chemical-manufacturing centre with 4, 000 Jews, the exodus is debilitating.
ECONOMIST: The East European shtetl
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In a dim basement dining hall in Cherkasy, decorated with blue-and-white Star of David pennants, a woman who emigrated in 1988 recently watched in shock as old women dumped part of their lunch into plastic bags for dinner and breakfast.
ECONOMIST: The East European shtetl
