Russians in Israel Shun U.S. TV, Tune in Moscow
Tired of American crime shows with Hebrew subtitles, dozens of Soviet immigrants in Israel are tuning in to television from back home.
About 20 Soviet Jewish families in the southern desert town of Beersheba have purchased small rooftop satellite dishes that pick up Soviet TV, the Maariv newspaper reported today.
“What does Israel television give you except news and American movies showing only murder and suspense?” said Boris Resnik, an engineer who emigrated six years ago from Moscow.
“I want to come home at night, sit in my easy chair and enjoy--not sweat from fear,” he told Maariv. “I can’t read the Hebrew subtitles on Israel TV. Soviet TV broadcasts a large variety of Russian movies and I am much more relaxed.”
Resnik added that his teen-age daughter and Israeli-born 3-year-old son enjoy the children’s shows in Russian.
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