Ze'ev Elkin — minister with roots in the USSR
Ze'ev Elkin is an Israeli politician born in Kharkiv (Ukrainian SSR) who emigrated to Israel and rose to serve in multiple Cabinet positions — Minister of Jerusalem Affairs, Minister of Absorption, and Minister of Water Resources. He is one of the most senior Russian-born politicians in Israeli history.
Tracing the roots — Kharkiv (Ukraine)
Born in Kharkiv (Ukraine, USSR) in 1971 and emigrating to Israel at age 19, Elkin is a direct product of the post-Soviet Jewish aliyah that transformed Israeli politics. His rise to Cabinet level represents the political integration of the million-plus Russian-speaking Israelis who arrived after 1990.
Born in USSR; historian and mathematician before moving to Israel.
Kharkiv (Ukraine). At the time, this region was one of the fifteen republics of the Soviet Union.