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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Ashkenazi Jews of Kazakhstan

The Ashkenazi Jews of Kazakhstan, numbering approximately 1,400 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a Jewish ethnocultural community originating in medieval Central Europe and later concentrated in Eastern Europe, historically linked by Yiddish language, shared ancestry, and distinctive religious and cultural traditions. They mostly adhere to Judaism and Russian is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Jewish Peoples
Country: Kazakhstan
People Cluster: Jews
Primary Language(s): Russian (rus)
Primary Religion(s): Judaism
Population: 1,400
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG024274
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Judaism
Religious Affiliation: Judaism

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Judaism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Russian
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Russian Speakers

Media Resources in Russian:

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

6 films

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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

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Or check out the Russian bible at Bible.com

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Unengaged and Unreached

Strategic Priority Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached (SPI: 0), which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations among which there are no known efforts focused on establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.
Lostness Priority Index (LPI): Frontier Unreached People Group, (LPI: 0), < 0.1% Evangelical.
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity (GSEC: 1), this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years

Next steps for the Ashkenazi Jews:
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Pray specifically for the Ashkenazi Jews of Kazakhstan

As it is written: “None is righteous, no, not one; no one understands; no one seeks for God".
readRomans 3:10-11

Pray that God will have mercy on those living in broken relationship with Him, and that He will bring many to surrender and repentance at the throne of grace.

If I ascend to heaven, you are there. If I make my bed in Sheol, you are there!
readPsalm 139:8

Pray that the lost will recognize God's presence with them wherever they go, put their faith in Christ, and seek to live in a way that honors and glorifies Him.

Turn, O LORD, deliver my life; save me for the sake of your steadfast love.
readPsalm 6:4

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ and still struggle with the worries of this life, God will deliver them from worry for the sake of His steadfast love.

At the same time, pray also for us, that God may open to us a door for the word, to declare the mystery of Christ...that I may make it clear, which is how I ought to speak.
readColossians 4:3-4

Ask God to open doors for believers to share the gospel and help them communicate it clearly so that more people will understand the mystery of Christ and turn to follow Him.

Jew, Ashkenazi Across Countries (ROP3 - 104247) reported in the following countries:

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11 people groups

PhotoPeople Group ID ▼NameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Ashkenazi JewsPG047229Ashkenazi JewsUnited States192,000Engaged yet UnreachedEastern YiddishJudaism
Ashkenazi JewsPG043418Ashkenazi JewsCanada13,500Engaged yet UnreachedEastern YiddishJudaism
Ashkenazi JewsPG024618Ashkenazi JewsTurkmenistan800Unengaged and UnreachedEastern YiddishJudaism
Ashkenazi JewsPG024274Ashkenazi JewsKazakhstan1,400Unengaged and UnreachedRussianJudaism
Ashkenazi JewsPG024065Ashkenazi JewsAzerbaijan18,000Unengaged and UnreachedEastern YiddishJudaism
Ashkenazi JewsPG000877Ashkenazi JewsPoland3,200Unengaged and UnreachedEastern YiddishJudaism
Ashkenazi JewsPG000864Ashkenazi JewsMoldova3,800Unengaged and UnreachedEastern YiddishJudaism
Ashkenazi JewsPG000833Ashkenazi JewsHungary48,000Engaged yet UnreachedEastern YiddishJudaism
Ashkenazi JewsPG000795Ashkenazi JewsGeorgia3,000Engaged yet UnreachedEastern YiddishJudaism
Ashkenazi JewsPG000593Ashkenazi JewsSwitzerland18,000Unengaged and UnreachedEastern YiddishJudaism
Ashkenazi JewsPG000246Ashkenazi JewsGermany8,600Unengaged and UnreachedEastern YiddishJudaism

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