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The Jew (French) of Israel

The Jew (French) of Israel, numbering approximately 118,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a repatriated diaspora community of French-speaking Jews in Israel. They mostly adhere to Judaism and French is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Jew, French

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Jewish Peoples
Country: Israel
People Cluster: Jews
Primary Language(s): French (fra)
Primary Religion(s): Judaism
Population: 118,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG011741
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Pray for the Jew (French) of Israel

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Judaism
Religious Affiliation: Judaism

80%
%
Judaism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: French
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
French Speakers

Media Resources in French:

Films:
Title Link
JESUS View Film
Magdalena View Film
The Savior View Film

3 films

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Bible Resources in French:

Bible Name (Translation) Video Audio Text
1885 Darby ✓
1910 Louis Segond (Tresorsonore recording) ✓ ✓
La Nouvelle Bible Louis Segond 1978 ✓
Ostervald Version ✓
Parole de Vie - African ✓
Parole de Vie - Canadian ✓
Parole de Vie - French ✓

7 entries

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Or check out the French bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Jew (French) are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

Next steps for the Jew (French):
Continue prayer and fasting for this group
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people

Pray specifically for the Jew (French) of Israel

Jesus said to her, "Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never be thirsty again. The water that I will give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life"
readJohn 4:13-14

Pray that those who don't know Jesus will drink of the living water that only Christ can provide and never thirst again.

Behold, you shall call a nation that you do not know, and a nation that did not know you shall run to you, because of the LORD your God, and of the Holy One of Israel, for he has glorified you.
readIsaiah 55:5

Pray that those who do not know God will access the gospel, run to Him, and discover that He is the one their souls have been longing for.

For the LORD takes pleasure in his people; he adorns the humble with salvation.
readPsalm 149:4

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be encouraged and feel immeasurably loved as they meditate on the fact that God takes pleasure in them.

Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm.
readEphesians 6:13

Pray that God will send believers to the lost of this people group and that, as they share the gospel, they will take up the whole armor of God so that they can stand firm when trials come.

Jew (French) Across Countries (ROP3 - 103063) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index

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3 people groups

Photo People Group ID Name ▲ Country Population Strategic Progress Index Language Religion
Algerian Jews PG042642 Algerian Jews Algeria 225 Unengaged and Unreached French Secularism
Jew (French) PG011741 Jew (French) Israel 118,000 Engaged yet Unreached French Judaism
Jews PG000168 Jews France 600,000 Engaged yet Unreached French Judaism

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