Russian-Jewish Immigrants in the U.S:Social Portrait,
Challenges, and AJC Involvement  Russian-Jewish Immigrants in
the U.S.:  Social Portrait, Challenges, and AJC Involvement[1]
                                    By Sam Kliger, Director,
Russian Affairs, AJC    Russian-Jewish immigrants to the United
States and their families encounter serious economic, political,
and cultural challenges. On the one hand they are eager to
integrate into the American Jewish community, but on the other
they want to maintain a degree of separation, a comfort zone
enabling them to feel socially, culturally, religiously,
politically, linguistically, and even economically distinctive. 
AJC is well positioned to provide Russian-speaking Jews with an
attractive organizational home that helps them express their
values and address their concerns.   Russian-Jewish Immigration
to the United States  The exact number of Russian-speaking Jews
living in this country is unknown, but is generally estimated at
about 700,000.[2]  The 2002–03