Introduction AcknowledgmentsList of ContributorsList of MapsAbbreviations1. Baltic StatesEstonia – Jaak Ojakaar Latvia – Yanis Stundins Lithuania – Dave Laing 2. Central EuropeCzech Republic – Ales Opekar Cities:Brno – Ales Opekar Praha (Prague) – Ales Opekar Hungary – Tamas Szonyei and Julia Levai Cities:Budapest – Tamas Szonyei Poland – Dave Laing Slovakia – Ales Opekar Cities:Bratislava – Ales Opekar 3. Eastern Europe Belarus – Maria Paula Survilla Cities:Minsk – Maria Paula Survilla Georgia – Manana Akhmetili Moldova – Dave Laing Russia – Mark Yoffe with Dave Laing Ukraine – Dave Laing 4. Jewish DiasporaJewish Diaspora – Joel E. Rubin 5. Southeastern EuropeAlbania – Jane Sugarman Bosnia-Herzegovina – Vesna Andree Zaimovic Cities:Sarajevo – Vesna Andree ZaimovicBulgaria – Claire LevyCities: Sofiya (Sofia) – Claire LevyCroatia – Svanibor H. PettanCities: Zagreb – Svanibor H. PettanCyprus – Panikos GiorgoudesGreece – Risto Pekka PennanenRegions: Kriti (Crete) – Chris WilliamsCities: Athina (Athens) – Fouli PapageorgiouThessaloniki – Liza TsalikiMacedonia – Ljupco JolevskiRomania (Romania) – Marin Marian-BaVlas,aCities: Bucuresti (Bucharest) – Marin Marian-BaVlas,aSerbia and Montenegro – Selena RakoVcevi?cCities: Beograd (Belgrade) – Selena RakoVcevi?cSlovenia – Rajko MurVsicVCities: Ljubljana – Rajko MurVsicVYugoslavia (1918-1991) – Rajko MurVsicV6. Western Europe Andorra – Dave LaingAustria – Dave LaingCities: Wien (Vienna) – Dave LaingBelgium – Robert J. SacreCities: Antwerpen – Robert J. SacreBruxelles (Brussels) – Robert J. SacreChannel Islands – Robert TillingDenmark – Morten MichelsenRegions: Fareoe Islands – Morten MichelsenCities:Aolborg (Aalborg) – Morten MichelsenAorhus (Aarhus) – Morten MichelsenKobenhavn (Copenhagen) – Morten MichelsenEuskal Herria (The Basque Country) – Josu AmezagaFinland – Pekka JalkanenCities: Helsinki – Jari MuikkuTampere – Helmi Ja rviluomaTurku – Johannes BrusilaFrance – Andre J.M. PrevosRegions: Bretagne (Brittany) – Andre J.M. PrevosCorsica – Caroline BithellProvence – Jerome LenainCities: Bordeaux – Gilbert DelorLyon – Gilbert DelorMarseille – Alain-Philippe DurandParis – Olivier JulienToulouse – Andre J.M. PrevosDistricts: Left Bank – Aymeric PichevinMontmartre – Olivier JulienGermany – Peter WickeCities: Berlin – Peter WickeFrankfurt am Main – Andy BennettHamburg – Michael Gratzke and Eberhard SpohdKoln (Cologne) – Christine FlenderMunchen (Munich) – David BuckleyGreenland – Morten MichelsenIceland – Gestur GuomundssonRepublic of Ireland – John O'FlynnCities: Cork – John O'FlynnDublin – John O'FlynnGalway – John O'FlynnLimerick – John O'FlynnDiaspora: Irish Diaspora – John O'FlynnIsle of Man – Fenella Crowe BazinItaly – Paolo PratoRegions: Central Italy – Franco Minganti with Paolo PratoNorthern Italy – Vincenzo PernaSardegna (Sardinia) – Stefano PogelliSouthern Italy – Stefano PogelliCities: Bologna – Roberto Agostini and Pierfrancesco PacodaFirenze (Florence) – Simone BrogioniGenova (Genoa) – Paolo PratoMilano (Milan) – Franco Fabbri with Luca MarconiNapoli (Naples) – Paolo PratoRoma (Rome) – Francesco Adinolfo and Paolo PratoSan Remo – Paolo PratoTorino and Piemonte (Turin and Piedmont) – Franz CoriascoDiaspora: Italian Diaspora – Francesco Adinolfi and Paolo PratoLiechtenstein – Dieter RingliLuxembourg – Robert J. SacreMalta – Philip CiantarThe Netherlands – Lutgard MutsaersCities: Amsterdam – Lutgard MutsaersRotterdam – Lutgard Mutsaerss'Gravenhage (The Hague) – Lutgard MutsaersUtrecht – Lutgard MutsaersNorway – Hans Weisethaunet and Odd SkaO rbergCities:Bergen and Western Norway – Hans Weisenhaunet Kristiansand, Stavanger and Southern Norway – Tor DyboOslo and Eastern Norway – Hans Weisethaunet and Odd SkaO rbergTromso and Northern Norway – Hans WeisenhaunetTrondheim and Middle Norway – Hans WeisenhaunetSan Marino – Roberto AgostiniSpain – Julio ArceRegions: Andalucia – Francisco J. Garcia Gallardo and Herminia Arredondo PerezAragon – Jesus Soria NunezAsturias – Celsa AlonsoCanary Islands – Jesus Soria NunezCantabria – Irene Mandado GutierrezCastilla y Leon – Clemente de Pablos MiguelCataluna – J. Ramon Belastegui and Lluc SilvestreGalicia – Xose Rosales SequeirosCities: Barcelona – J. Ramon Belastegui and Lluc SilvestreMadrid – Julio ArceSevilla (Seville) – Francisco J. Garcia Gallardo and Herminia Arredondo PerezSweden – Alf Bjo rnbergCities: Goteborg – Lars LilliestamStockholm – Per-Erik BrolinsonSwitzerland – Dieter Ringli and Helena SimonettCities: Basel – Dieter Ringli and Helena SimonettBern – Dieter Ringli and Helena SimonettMontreux – Dieter Ringli and Helena SimonettNyon – Dieter Ringli and Helena SimonettZurich – Dieter Ringli and Helena SimonettUnited Kingdom – Dave LaingRegions: England – Derek B. ScottNorthern Ireland – Dave LaingScotland – Peter SymonWales (Cymru) – Trevor HerbertCities: Belfast – Miriam Crozier with Dave LaingBirmingham – Jason ToynbeeBristol – Peter WebbGlasgow – Peter SymonLiverpool – Sara CohenLondon – Dave LaingManchester – Dave LaingNewcastle upon Tyne – Paul Hansen with Dave LaingSheffield – Josie Robson and Mike JonesDistricts: Soho – Dave LaingIndex

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