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This Day, September 18, in Jewish History by Mitchell A. Levin
September 18
1880: It was reported today that based on studies of different religious denominations in Berlin 1 out of every 400 babies born to Jewish parents are deaf-mutes as compared to 1in 3,000 for Catholics and 1 in 2,000 for Protestants. The disparity between the Jews is attributed to the fact that Jews