Anglo-Israelis
אנגלו-סקסונים | |
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Mickey Marcus, an American WWII veteran and first Israeli general. | |
| Languages | |
| Varieties of English, Hebrew, Yiddish | |
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| Judaism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Other Israeli Jews, American Jews, British Jews, Canadian Jews, South African Jews, Australian Jews, Indian Jews, and other Anglophone Jewish populations. |
Anglo-Israelis, also referred to as Anglo-Saksonim (Hebrew: אנגלו-סקסונים)(also "Anglo-Saksim" "אנגלו-סקסים") or English-speaking Israelis, are Anglophone Jewish olim and their descendants in the State of Israel. An integral part of Israeli Jewish society, they have imported into Israel the customs of their countries of origin.
Anglo-Israelis can generally be defined as coming from the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa.