Australian Jews in Israel

Australian Jews in Israel
Total population
	7,000
Regions with significant populations
	Jerusalem, Tel Aviv
Languages
	Hebrew, Australian English
Religion
	Judaism

Australian Jews in Israel are immigrants and descendants of the immigrants of the Australian Jewish communities, who now reside within the State of Israel. They number around 7,000.^[2] They form one of the largest communities of expatriate Australians in Western Asia.^{[citation needed]}

History

From 2008 to 2012, more than 400 Australian Jews moved to Israel and most of them have done compulsory military service.^[3] There was an almost 50 percent increase in immigration from Australia to Israel between 2009 and 2010.^[4] There was a 45 percent increase in percentage of immigration in 2010, the highest of the English-speaking countries; 240 Australians moved to Israel, up from 165 in 2009.^[5]

Notable people

Yuval Freilich (b. 1995), épée fencer, 2019 European Epee Champion
Mark Regev
Raymond Apple (rabbi)
David Bar-Hayim
Yosl Bergner
Dvora Waysman
Ben Zygier
Yehiel Grenimann (rabbi)

References

^ "ESTIMATES OF AUSTRALIAN CITIZENS LIVING OVERSEAS" (PDF). Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Canberra. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 July 2008. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
^ "ESTIMATES OF AUSTRALIAN CITIZENS LIVING OVERSEAS" (PDF). Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Canberra. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 July 2008. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
^ http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-11-28/australian-zionists-prepare-to-join-israeli-army/4397478
^ JA cuts deal to keep immigration emissary Down Under
^ JAFI reforms may hurt Australian immigration to Israel, leader says

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[1] "ESTIMATES OF AUSTRALIAN CITIZENS LIVING OVERSEAS" (PDF). Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Canberra. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 July 2008. Retrieved 16 March 2014.

[2] "ESTIMATES OF AUSTRALIAN CITIZENS LIVING OVERSEAS" (PDF). Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Canberra. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 July 2008. Retrieved 16 March 2014.

[3] ttp://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-11-28/australian-zionists-prepare-to-join-israeli-army/4397478

[4] JA cuts deal to keep immigration emissary Down Under

[5] JAFI reforms may hurt Australian immigration to Israel, leader says

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v t e Demographics of Israel
Israelis by religion	Judaism Rabbinic Conservative Reform Karaite Haymanot Islam Sunni Shia Ahmadiyya Christianity Eastern Orthodox Catholic Protestant Druzism¹ Samaritanism Bahai Hinduism Buddhism
Jews	Ashkenazim Romanian Russian Mizrahim Bukharan Georgian Iraqi Iranian Kurdish Moroccan Mountain Jews Yemenite Sephardim Bulgarian Moroccan Turkish Karaites Romaniotes Italkim Indian Cochin Bene Israel Bnei Menashe Bene Ephraim Ethiopian Beta Israel Falash Mura
Arabs	Arab Muslims Madani and Fellahin Bedouin Galilee Negev Arab Christians Druze¹ Lebanese
Other Semitic	Assyrians Samaritans Arameans² Maronites Lebanese
Other non-Semitic groups	African Americans Armenians Dutch Indians Russians Subbotniks Circassians Bosniaks Vietnamese
Foreign nationals	African-American Hebrews Chinese Filipinos Greeks Turks Kurds Palestinians Doms (Gypsy) Sudanese
¹ Druze have a status aparte from Muslim Arabs in Israel, since 1957. ² Arameans have a status aparte from Christian Arabs in Israel, since 2014.

v t e Australian diaspora
Americas	Canada Paraguay United States
Asia	China Hong Kong India Israel Japan Pakistan Saudi Arabia Singapore Thailand Turkey United Arab Emirates
Europe	Greece Italy United Kingdom
Oceania	New Zealand

History

Notable people

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