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History of the Jews in Russia

History of the Jews in Russia

Ethnic group Russian Jews יהדות רוסיה (Hebrew) Русские евреи (Russian) רוסישע ייִדן (Yiddish) The Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center in Moscow, the largest Jewish museum in RussiaRegions with significant populationsIsrael1,037,000 (all ex-Soviet, 1999) United States350,000 (all ex-Soviet, 2004)Germany178,500 (all ex-Soviet, 2011)Russia> 83,896 (self-identifying, 2021)Canada60,000Australia10,000–11,000 (all ex-Soviet, 2018)LanguagesRussian, Yiddish, HebrewReligionJudaism, Jewish atheism Part of a series onJews Etymology Who is a Jew? Jewish studies History General Timeline Index Land of Israel Name "Judea" Historical population History of Israel Modern historiography Leaders Antisemitism Anti-Judaism Persecution Ancient Israel and Judah Twelve Tribes of Israel Israelites Kingdom of Judah Kingdom of Israel Jerusalem (in Judaism timeline) Temple in Jerusalem (First Second) Assyrian captivity Babylonian captivity Second Temple period Yehud Maccabean Revolt Hasmonean dynasty Sanhedrin Schisms (Pharisees, Sadducees, Essenes, Zealots, Sicarii) Second Temple Judaism (Hellenistic Judaism) Jewish–Roman wars Great Revolt Provisional government D