I want to know the answer to the following question:
The lack of assimilation of Jews in central and eastern Europe lies in part to the fact that they lived almost exclusively in what?
All the background I'm provided with is that "Furthermore, Jews lived almost exclusively in shtetls, maintained a strong system of education for males, heeded rabbinic leadership, and scorned the life-style of their neighbors; and all of these tendencies increased with every outbreak of antisemitism.". Is that enough to answer the question?
Answer: yes