Birofeld Explained

Birofeld (Russian: Бирофельд; Yiddish: ביראפעלד) 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]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.eao.ru/eng/index.php?p=361 Establishment and Development of the JAR
  2. http://www.fjc.ru/news/newsArticle.asp?AID=87614 Jewish Book Festival in Priamurie Region
  3. http://www.fjc.ru/news/newsArticle.asp?AID=397514 Jewish Cemeteries Catalog for Birobidjan
  4. http://www.2all.co.il/web/Sites/yiddishproject/ The 2nd Birobidzhan International Summer Yiddish Program