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Откуда вы
Общины по языку, стране и происхождению.
Russian-speaking (from the former Soviet Union)
Around 1.3 million Russian speakers, roughly 15% of the country.
Ashdod
Хорошо задокументированоA major FSU centre; 60,000+ arrived in the 1990s.
From Odessa to AshdodHaifa
Хорошо задокументированоA top FSU destination for years; the Hadar HaCarmel district is a known Russian community.
Where immigrants settle (Ministry of Aliyah data, ynet)Netanya
Хорошо задокументированоCurrently the number-one city for Russian-speaking arrivals.
Netanya overtakes Tel Aviv for olim (ynet, 2025 flows)Bat Yam
ОриентировочноDocumented Russian bilingual signage and a large russophone arrival share.
Russians in IsraelNof HaGalil
ОриентировочноA 1990s FSU influx doubled the city; a centre of Russian-Jewish culture.
Nof HaGalilBe’er Sheva, Ashkelon
ОриентировочноAmong the main FSU destinations in Ministry data.
Where immigrants settle (Ministry of Aliyah data, ynet)
На месте
Haifa’s Hadar HaCarmel functions as a documented Russian-community district, with Russian on bilingual signage there and in Bat Yam.
О данных: No CBS city ranking by FSU origin was found, so this is assembled from Ministry data via ynet and city reporting. Treat "largest" claims as directional.
French (from France)
A large and recent wave, concentrated on the coast and in Jerusalem.
Netanya
Хорошо задокументированоIsrael’s "French capital"; over a quarter of French olim in some years.
A French bubble rises in NetanyaJerusalem
ОриентировочноRoughly half of French olim in the 2001 to 2016 Ministry data.
Where immigrants settle (Ministry of Aliyah data, ynet)Ashdod
Хорошо задокументированоA major French destination, with its own francophone outlet (Ashdod Café).
As the French community growsTel Aviv, Ra’anana
Хорошо задокументированоSteady French arrival numbers in the 2025 flows.
Netanya overtakes Tel Aviv for olim (ynet, 2025 flows)Haifa
Слабые данныеAn emerging destination as French aliyah surges: cheaper than the coast-centre, with the Technion. It is a top immigrant city overall, though a specifically French concentration there is not separately documented yet.
Aliyah from Western countries surges (ynetnews)Eilat
ОриентировочноA majority of its olim are French, per Ministry data.
Where immigrants settle (Ministry of Aliyah data, ynet)
На месте
The streets off Netanya’s Kikar HaAtzmaut are a documented French quarter: creperies, French bakeries, French estate agents and café life in French.
Latin American, Spanish and Portuguese
The weakest data of the five, so this is a guide to organised presence, not a population ranking.
La OLEI branch cities
ОриентировочноOrganised community across 23 branches: Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Haifa, Be’er Sheva, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Bat Yam, Ra’anana, Netanya, Rishon LeZion and more.
La OLEIBe’er Sheva
ОриентировочноAround 1,000 Argentine olim in the 2001 to 2016 Ministry data.
Where immigrants settle (Ministry of Aliyah data, ynet)Jerusalem
ОриентировочноKehila Latina, a Spanish-language community founded in 2021.
Latin American diaspora in Israel
На месте
Kehila Latina in Jerusalem runs Spanish-language communal programming; La OLEI has 23 branches nationwide.
О данных: No CBS city ranking was found. La OLEI’s branch network is the honest proxy for where an organised hispanophone community exists.
Anglo (English-speaking: US, UK, South Africa, Australia)
Well-documented "bubbles" where English is the street language.
Jerusalem (Baka, Katamon, German Colony, Talbieh)
Хорошо задокументированоThe largest US-olim concentration is in south Jerusalem; the top North American destination.
Anglos in Israel (Jewish Action)Beit Shemesh (Ramat Beit Shemesh Aleph and Gimmel)
Хорошо задокументированоA large English-speaking population, tens of thousands of NBN olim.
NBN Beit Shemesh guideRa’anana (especially the north)
Хорошо задокументированоA largely English-speaking population, popular with South African, British and American olim.
NBN Ra’anana guideModiin (Buchman)
Хорошо задокументированоA major Anglo family destination, with British olim clustering here.
Anglos in IsraelEfrat and Gush Etzion, Netanya, Zichron Yaakov
ОриентировочноLong-standing and smaller Anglo communities.
As Anglo immigration grows
На месте
Nefesh B’Nefesh maintains per-community guides (shuls, schools, contacts) that function as the Anglo infrastructure layer.
Ethiopian (Beta Israel)
Roughly 170,000 Israelis of Ethiopian descent, with clear city concentrations.
Netanya
ОриентировочноOne of the largest Ethiopian-Israeli communities.
Ethiopian Jews in IsraelRehovot
ОриентировочноA long-established Ethiopian community.
Ethiopian Jews in IsraelAshkelon, Ashdod
ОриентировочноSignificant Ethiopian populations on the southern coast.
Ethiopian Jews in IsraelKiryat Malachi, Kiryat Gat
ОриентировочноDevelopment towns with notable Ethiopian communities.
Ethiopian Jews in IsraelHadera, Afula, Be’er Sheva, Lod, Ramla
ОриентировочноFurther documented centres.
Ethiopian Jews in Israel
О данных: Concentrations are well documented, though exact per-city shares move over time.
Mizrahi and Sephardi (including North African)
The plurality of Israeli Jews, strongest in the periphery and the development towns. Many French olim are North African Sephardi and land here or in Ashdod.
Ashdod
ОриентировочноIsrael’s largest Moroccan community, and a French North African hub.
As the French community growsNetivot, Ofakim, Sderot, Yeruham
ОриентировочноSouthern development towns, heartlands of Mizrahi and Sephardi communities.
Mizrahi JewsBeit She’an, Kiryat Gat, Kiryat Malachi
ОриентировочноFurther development-town centres.
Mizrahi Jews
На месте
Ashdod holds Israel’s largest Moroccan community, and the southern development towns are heartlands of Mizrahi and Sephardi life.
О данных: A broad cultural grouping, not one origin, so it is anchored to the towns where it is most concentrated rather than a headcount.
Как вы живёте
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Haredi (ultra-Orthodox)
The best-documented of the five, anchored to the CBS-based statistical report.
Jerusalem
Хорошо задокументированоAbout 22.6% of all Israeli Haredim; roughly a third of the city. Mea Shearim and Geula are the cores.
IDI Statistical Report on Ultra-Orthodox SocietyBnei Brak
Хорошо задокументированоAbout 15.6% of all Israeli Haredim, the densest Haredi city.
IDI Statistical Report on Ultra-Orthodox SocietyBeit Shemesh (Ramat Beit Shemesh)
Хорошо задокументированоOne of the four Haredi satellite cities.
IDI Statistical Report on Ultra-Orthodox SocietyModiin Illit, Beitar Illit, Elad
Хорошо задокументированоThe other Haredi satellite cities; together the four hold about a quarter of all Haredim.
IDI Statistical Report on Ultra-Orthodox SocietyAshdod, Petah Tikva, Haifa, Netanya
Хорошо задокументированоEstablished mixed cities with significant Haredi populations.
IDI Statistical Report on Ultra-Orthodox SocietyTzfat (Safed)
ОриентировочноA smaller and growing Haredi centre, roughly 30% of the city.
Times of Israel: ultra-Orthodox in Safed
На месте
Geula in Jerusalem and Rabbi Akiva Street in Bnei Brak are the dense Haredi commercial hearts.
О данных: Shares are from the IDI/CBS report (2023 data). The strongest data set here.
Dati Leumi (religious Zionist)
Modern Orthodox and national-religious. A set of documented strongholds, not a ranking.
Efrat and Gush Etzion
ОриентировочноRoughly 90% national-religious.
Efrat (religious-Zionist profile)Ma’ale Adumim
ОриентировочноA strong dati-leumi character.
Efrat (religious-Zionist profile)Beit Shemesh (RBS-A)
ОриентировочноA large Anglo dati-leumi presence.
NBN Beit Shemesh guideModiin, Ra’anana
Слабые данныеStrong dati-leumi neighbourhoods within otherwise mixed cities.
Efrat (religious-Zionist profile)
О данных: Israeli religious categories do not map cleanly onto diaspora labels; treat these as a starting point, not a verdict.
Traditional (masorti)
The broad middle of Israeli Jewish life: keeping tradition without strict Orthodoxy. The largest single group, and the least geographically concentrated.
Much of the periphery and the development towns
Слабые данныеTraditional observance is the norm across the south and much of the north, and among Mizrahi and Sephardi communities.
Pew: Israel’s religiously divided societyMixed cities generally
Слабые данныеThe plurality identity nationally, so most non-enclave cities have a large traditional population.
Pew: Israel’s religiously divided society
О данных: By its nature this is the mainstream across much of the country, so it does not map to a short list of towns the way the others do. We name the pattern rather than pin it.
Secular (chiloni)
Documented secular strongholds. A set, not a ranking.
Tel Aviv-Yafo
ОриентировочноDescribed as a secular bubble.
Tel Aviv (secular character)Givatayim, Herzliya
ОриентировочноSecular-leaning, popular with young professionals.
Tel Aviv (secular character)Haifa
ОриентировочноA large, mixed and strongly secular city.
NBN Haifa guidePardes Hanna-Karkur, Yokneam Illit
Слабые данныеSecular and alternative-culture towns.
Tel Aviv (secular character)
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