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Source: https://www.npr.org/2022/11/19/1135572325/russian-jewish-artists-exile-israel-russia-ukraine-war
Some of Russia's Biggest Talents Flee to Israel, Seeking Freedom
(NPR) Daniel Estrin - Some of Russia's biggest artistic talents have immigrated to Israel this year, finding a safe place to rebuild their careers and voice their conscience about their country's war in Ukraine. More than 28,000 Russian nationals have acquired Israeli citizenship since the war began. They include a pop superstar, a top photojournalist, and many other creatives in art, theater, film, music and dance. Those with at least one Jewish grandparent can get Israeli citizenship for themselves and their close family. "When the war started, I think, like, everybody literally remembered their Jewish grandma," says Liza Rozovsky, a Russian-born Israeli journalist tracking Russian celebrity arrivals. Israel is already home to 1 million Russian-speakers who fled the Soviet Union in the 1990s.