Russian Jews in Israel
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Russian Jews in Israel are immigrants and descendants of the immigrants of the Russian Jewish communities, who now reside within the State of Israel. They were around 900,000 in 2007.[1] This refers to all post-Soviet Jewish diaspora groups, not only Russian Jews, but also Mountain Jews, Crimean Karaites, Krymchaks, Bukharan Jews, and Georgian Jews.[3]
Quick Facts Total population, Regions with significant populations ...
Total population | |
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900,000 (core)[1] 1,544,000 (enlarged) | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Haifa, and many other places | |
Languages | |
Hebrew, Russian language | |
Religion | |
mostly Secular Judaism[2] |
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