Birofeld

Birofeld (Russian: Бирофельд) is a village (selo) in Birobidzhansky District of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast, Russia. It is an early Jewish settlement, which was founded in 1928 when a large collective farm was established in the area.[1] In 2003, a Jewish Book Festival took place here.[2] In 2006, Chief Rabbi of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast, Mordechai Scheiner, visited Birofeld with the Jewish community of Birobidzhan.[3] As of 2007, some of the original Jewish settlers still lived here.[4]

See also
  • Jews and Judaism in the Jewish Autonomous Oblast

References
  1. Establishment and Development of the JAR
  2. Jewish Book Festival in Priamurie Region Archived 2011-05-18 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Jewish Cemeteries Catalog for Birobidjan Archived 2011-05-18 at the Wayback Machine
  4. The 2nd Birobidzhan International Summer Yiddish Program
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