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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.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite: Jew, Russian

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

Linked from YouVersion

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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 some fell into good soil and grew and yielded a hundredfold." As he said these things, he called out, "He who has ears to hear, let him hear."
readLuke 8:8

Pray that the seeds of truth will take root in the hearts of those who are far from Jesus and that He will lead them from darkness to light.

How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news, who publishes peace, who brings good news of happiness, who publishes salvation, who says to Zion, "Your God reigns."
readIsaiah 52:7

Pray that those who don't know the good news of peace and salvation through Jesus Christ will have an opportunity to receive it. Pray that it will bring hope and healing to their souls.

But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit.
readTitus 3:4-5

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ and might struggle with temptation to trust in their own works, they will remember that it is only because of God's mercy that they have been saved.

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.
read2 Corinthians 1:3-4

Pray that as people hear and believe the gospel, they will serve others in Jesus' name, and the lost will have an opportunity to hear and respond to the gospel.

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

To download a comprehensive people group list in spreadsheet form, visit our Research Data page.

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