Russian Jews in Israel

Russian Jews in Israel
Total population
1,037,000 (all ex-Soviet, 1999)
Regions with significant populations
Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Haifa, and many other places
Languages
Hebrew, Russian language
Religion
mostly Secular Judaism

Russian Jews in Israel are immigrants and descendants of the immigrants of the Russian Jewish communities who now reside within the State of Israel. In 1999, the Israeli Jewish population born in the former Soviet Union, including their children, numbered 1,037,000.