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Number of Jews in Israel Hits 'Significant' Mark

It's at 6M, which is how many Jews died in Holocaust

By Liam Carnahan,  Newser Staff

Posted Jan 2, 2013 8:24 AM CST

(Newser) – New census figures show that the Jewish population in Israel has passed the 6 million mark. It's a "significant" milestone, reports the Guardian, as that's also how many Jews died at the hands of the Nazis. A hair more than three-quarters of...   Read full story »

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