Wikipedia's first sentence called it “immigrants and descendants of the immigrants of the russian jewish communities”. Today it says “immigrants and descendants of the immigrants of the russian jewish communities who now reside within the state”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Diaspora Jews from the former Soviet Union in Israel”. It now reads “Diaspora Jews from the former Soviet Union in Israel Ethnic group”.
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The opening as it read in October 6, 2023
Diaspora Jews from the former Soviet Union in Israel See also: Russians in Israel Ethnic group Russian Jews in Israel are immigrants and descendants of the immigrants of the Russian Jewish communities, who now reside within the State of Israel . They were around 900,000 in 2007. This refers to all post- Soviet Jewish diaspora groups, not only Russian Jews , but also Mountain Jews , Crimean Karaites , Krymchaks , Bukharan Jews , and Georgian Jews .1
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The opening as it stood in 2020
They number around 900,000. This refers to all post- Soviet Jewish diaspora groups, not only Russian Jews , but also Mountain Jews , Crimean Karaites , Krymchaks , Bukharan Jews , and Georgian Jews .
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Diaspora Jews from the former Soviet Union in Israel See also: Russians in Israel Ethnic group Russian Jews in Israel are immigrants and descendants of the immigrants of the Russian Jewish communities, who now reside within the State of Israel . They were around 900,000 in 2007.
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “immigrants and descendants of the immigrants of the russian jewish communities”. Today it says “immigrants and descendants of the immigrants of the russian jewish communities who now reside within the state”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Diaspora Jews from the former Soviet Union in Israel”. It now reads “Diaspora Jews from the former Soviet Union in Israel Ethnic group”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then
immigrants and descendants of the immigrants of the russian jewish communities
Now
immigrants and descendants of the immigrants of the russian jewish communities who now reside within the state
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