South African Jews in Israel

South African Jews in Israel
Total population
20,000^[1]
Regions with significant populations
Savyon, Jerusalem, Tel Aviv
Languages
Hebrew, English language
Religion
Judaism

South African Jews in Israel are immigrants and descendants of the immigrants of the South African Jewish communities, who now reside within the state of Israel. They number around 20,000.^[1]

History

A number of South African Jews settled in Israel, forming a South African community in Israel. Perhaps the most famous South African community founded in Israel is Savyon, which remains the wealthiest suburb in Israel. Large houses were built in the style that the community was accustomed to from their life in South Africa, each with a pool, and developed around a country club.^[2]

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References

^ ^a ^b "MIO.ORG.IL". Retrieved 2012-04-25.
^ The Columbia Gazetteer of the World: P to Z - Page 3471, Saul Bernard Cohen - 2008

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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
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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.

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