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Jews from the former Soviet Union, such as Google founder Sergey Brin, have left a huge mark in the tech industry. (Photo/JTA-Leon Neal-Getty Images)

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Jews from the former Soviet Union have had an outsized tech impact. Israel’s government wants to harness that.

by Cnaan Liphshiz and JTA November 11, 2020November 11, 2020

In the tech industry, Russian-speaking Jews have had a vastly outsized footprint. People like Sergey Brin, Jan Koum and Max Levchin — co-founders of Google, WhatsApp and PayPal respectively — […]