English-speaking Israeli Jewish cultural group
Ethnic group
Anglo-Saksim אנגלו-סקסונים
Mickey Marcus , an American WWII veteran and first Israeli general.
Languages Varieties ofEnglish ,Hebrew ,Yiddish Religion Judaism Related ethnic groups OtherIsraeli Jews ,American Jews ,British Jews ,Canadian Jews ,South African Jews ,Australian Jews ,Indian Jews , and other Anglophone Jewish populations.
Anglo-Israelis, also referred to asAnglo-Saksim (Hebrew : אנגלו-סקסונים) orEnglish-speaking Israelis , areAnglophone Jewish olim and their descendants in theState of Israel . An integral part ofIsraeli Jewish society, they have imported into Israel the customs of their countries of origin.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3]
Anglo-Israelis can generally be defined as coming from theUnited States ,Canada , theUnited Kingdom ,Australia ,New Zealand , andSouth Africa .[ 4] [ 5] [ 6] [ 7]
The term "Anglo-Saksim" is not anethnic term in Israel, but rather acultural andlinguistic term fordiaspora Jews whose first language isEnglish and who grew up in a country within theAnglosphere .[ 8] [ 9] [ 10]
The name derives from theAnglo-Saxons who were the precursor population to the modernEnglish people .[ 11]
Jews have existed in theEnglish-speaking world since theMiddle Ages when Jewish merchants fromNormandy arrived inEngland in 1070.[ 12]
During the Israeli War of Independence in 1948, the7th Armored Brigade became known as the "Anglo-Saxon Brigade", due to its heavy amount of Anglo-Israeli soldiers.[ 13]
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