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The Russian Jews of Germany

The Russian Jews of Germany, numbering approximately 100,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an ethnoreligious population in Germany descended largely from Jewish immigrants from the former Soviet Union and Russia who have maintained a distinct Russian Jewish heritage. They mostly adhere to Judaism and Russian is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Jewish Peoples
Country: Germany
People Cluster: Jews
Primary Language(s): Russian (rus)
Primary Religion(s): Judaism
Population: 100,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG046578

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Pray for the Russian Jews of Germany

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Judaism
Religious Affiliation: Judaism

74%
%
Judaism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Russian
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Russian Speakers

Media Resources in Russian:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film
MagdalenaView Film
The SaviorView Film
The SaviorView Film

6 films

Provided by the Jesus Film Project

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Bible Resources in Russian:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
1876 Synodal Bible, Light of the East Mission Anniversary Bible✓✓✓
2014 Bible League International✓
Holy Bible, New Russian Translation✓
Holy Synod Version✓

4 entries

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Russian bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Russian Jews are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

Next steps for the Russian Jews:
Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the Russian Jews of Germany

And Samuel said to Saul, “You have done foolishly. You have not kept the command of the Lord your God, with which he commanded you."
read1 Samuel 13:13a

Pray that those who are walking in disobedience will recognize their sin and to turn to God.

...I have trusted in your steadfast love; my heart shall rejoice in your salvation.
readPsalm 13:5

Ask God to bring many to trust in His unfailing love and cause their hearts to rejoice in His salvation.

For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
readRomans 8:38-39

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will have confidence in their salvation, knowing that nothing can separate them from the One who conquered death and loves them as His children.

For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
read2 Corinthians 5:21

Pray that Christians will cross cultures and share the hope of Christ, and that many will trust the One who took their sins and offers them His righteousness.

Jew, Russian Across Countries (ROP3 - 108454) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
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5 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Russian JewsPG011761Russian JewsIsrael1,150,000Engaged yet UnreachedRussianJudaism
JewsPG042910JewsRussian Federation210,000No Longer UnreachedRussianAgnosticism
Russian JewsPG047654Russian JewsUnited States120,000Engaged yet UnreachedRussianJudaism
Russian JewsPG046578Russian JewsGermany100,000No Longer UnreachedRussianJudaism
JewsPG024677JewsUzbekistan4,200Unengaged and UnreachedRussianJudaism

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