Like any group in Israel, the Russians are loved by some, hated by others, but no one can deny the fact that have had a profound effect on Israeli life today. But how do the Russian Jewish immigrants feel about living in Israel? The opinions vary from those of the extreme Zionist, dedicated to living in the land no matter what, to those who feel ostracized because maybe they do not fit the country’s idea of who is a Jew. In a Russian article titled “ It’s Hard to be “Russian” in Israel”, published in Russian Israeli news paper , MIG, the author wrote about the difficulties of being a Russian immigrant in Israel. The author writes that despite the fact that twenty five years have passed since the big Aliya, Russian Jewish immigrants still earn
