Anglo-Israelis

Anglo-Israelis, also referred to as Anglo-Saksim (Hebrew: אנגלו-סקסונים) or English-speaking Israelis, are Anglophone Jewish olim and their descendants in the State of Israel. An integral part of Israeli Jewish society, they have imported into Israel the customs of their countries of origin.^[1][2][3]

Anglo-Saksim

אנגלו-סקסונים
Mickey Marcus, an American WWII veteran and first Israeli general.
Languages
Varieties of English, Hebrew, Yiddish
Religion
Judaism
Related ethnic groups
Other Israeli Jews, American Jews, British Jews, Canadian Jews, South African Jews, Australian Jews, Indian Jews, and other Anglophone Jewish populations.

Anglo-Israelis can generally be defined as coming from the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa.^[4][5][6][7]

Name origin

The term "Anglo-Saksim" is not an ethnic term in Israel, but rather a cultural and linguistic term for diaspora Jews whose first language is English and who grew up in a country within the Anglosphere.^[8][9][10]

The name derives from the Anglo-Saxons who were the precursor population to the modern English people.^[11]

History

Main articles: History of the Jews in England, History of the Jews in the United States, History of the Jews in Canada, History of the Jews in Oceania, and History of the Jews in South Africa

Jews have existed in the English-speaking world since the Middle Ages when Jewish merchants from Normandy arrived in England in 1070.^[12]

During the Israeli War of Independence in 1948, the 7th Armored Brigade became known as the "Anglo-Saxon Brigade", due to its heavy amount of Anglo-Israeli soldiers.^[13]

See also

• Moses Montefiore
• Jewish English varieties
• Yiddish words used in English