Aliya from former Soviet Union Declines

Preliminary figures for 2004 show aliya from the former Soviet Union at 10,000. By comparison, immigration to Germany of Jews and their eligible relatives from the former Soviet Union has risen to 20,000. Germany offers absorption packages to eligible immigrants that are considerably more lucrative than those provided by Israel, and the German Jewish community is the fastest growing in the world, officials say. Aliya from former Soviet Union Declines