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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. In 2003, a Jewish Book Festival took place here. In 2006, Chief Rabbi of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast, Mordechai Scheiner, visited Birofeld with the Jewish community of Birobidzhan. As of 2007, some of the original Jewish settlers still lived here.

See also

• Jews and Judaism in the Jewish Autonomous Oblast

48°25′37″N 132°48′05″E / 48.4269°N 132.8013°E / 48.4269; 132.8013

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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