Jewish Autonomous Oblast

Place in Russia The Jewish Autonomous Oblast (Russian: Евре́йская автоно́мная о́бласть , Yevreyskaya avtonomnaya oblast ; , yidishe avtonome gegnt ) forms a federal subject of Russia (an autonomous oblast ) situated in the Russian Far East , bordering Khabarovsk Krai and Amur Oblast of Russia and Heilongjiang province of China . Its administrative center is Birobidzhan . Soviet authorities established the autonomous oblast in 1934. It was the result of Joseph Stalin 's nationality policy, which allowed for the Jews of the Soviet Union to receive a territory in which to pursue Yiddish cultural heritage within a socialist framework. According to the 1939 population census, 17,695 Jews lived in the region (16% of the total population). The census of 1959, taken 6 years after Stalin's death, revealed that the Jewish population of the JAO declined to 14,269 persons. As of 2002, 2,327 Jews were living in the JAO (1.2% of the total population), while ethnic Russians made up 90% of the JAO population. "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года" . Charter, Article 4 According to Article 68.2 of the Constitution of Russia , republics are the only type of federal subjects that have the right to establish official languages other than Russian Charter, Article 6.1 Charter, Article 22 Official website of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast. Biography of Nikolay Mikhaylovich Volkov Charter, Article 15 In standard Yiddish: ייִדישע אױטאָנאָמע געגנט , yidishe oytonome gegnt . "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1959 года. Национальный состав населения по регионам России" . «Демоскоп» .

Autonomous oblast in Far Eastern, Russia The Jewish Autonomous Oblast (Russian: Евре́йская автоно́мная о́бласть , Yevreyskaya avtonomnaya oblast ; , yidishe avtonome gegnt ) is a federal subject of Russia (an autonomous oblast ) in the Russian Far East , bordering with Khabarovsk Krai and Amur Oblast of Russia and with Heilongjiang province of China . It is also referred to as "Yevrey" (Yiddish: יעװרײ) and "Birobidzhan" (Yiddish: ביראבידזשאן). Its administrative center is the town of Birobidzhan . As of the 2010 Census , its population was 176,558. Soviet authorities established the autonomous oblast in 1934. It was the result of Soviet's nationality policy , which provided the Jewish population of the Soviet Union with a large territory in which to pursue Yiddish cultural heritage . According to the 1939 population census, 17,695 Jews lived in the region (16% of the total population). The Jewish population peaked in 1948 at around 30,000, about one-quarter of the region's population. In 1953, Joseph Stalin died and thereafter the Jewish population in the JAO began a long decline. The census of 1959, found that the Jewish population of the JAO had declined by approximately 50%, down to 14,269 persons. In 2002, there were 2,327 people of Jewish descent living in the JAO (1.2% of the total population), while ethnic Russians made up 90% of the JAO population. By 2010, according to data provided by the Russian Census Bureau, there were only 1,628 people of Jewish descent remaining in the JAO (1% of the total population), while ethnic Russians made up 92.7% of the JAO population. By 2010, according to data provided by the Russian Census Bureau, 97 persons spoke Yiddish , 312 persons spoke Hebrew , and a further 54 persons spoke unspecified Jewish languages. A 2007 article in the Jerusalem Post claimed that, at the time, approximately 4,000 Jews remain in the JAO. According to Rabbi Mordechai Scheiner , Judaism and the Jewish culture have recently begun enjoying a religious and cultural resurgence in the JAO. However, according to the magazine of the Federation of Jewish Communities of the CIS Lechaim , currently the Jewish presence in the Jewish Autonomous Oblast is extremely small, and is limited to the city of Birobidzhan and the nearby village of Valdgeym . While Article 7 of the Charter of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast states that the autonomous oblast has its own anthem, the entries submitted for the 2011–2012 anthem creation contest were of such a low quality that no anthem had ultimately been adopted. Alexander Vinnikov , Governor of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast icon Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года" . "Информационные материалы об окончательных итогах Всероссийской переписи населения 2010 года" . "Статистический бюллетень "Национальный состав и владение языками, гражданство населения Еврейской автономной области" " (RAR, PDF) (in Russian). In document "5. ВЛАДЕНИЕ ЯЗЫКАМИ НАСЕЛЕНИЕМ ОБЛАСТИ.pdf". : Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored ( |trans-title= suggested) ( help ) Yiddish returns to Birobidzhan журнал «Лехаим». Борис Котлерман. Биробиджан, или ЕврейскаЯ автономнаЯ область?

First-level administrative division of Russia Autonomous oblast in Far Eastern, Russia The Jewish Autonomous Oblast ( JAO ; Russian: Евре́йская автоно́мная о́бласть , Yevreyskaya avtonomnaya oblast ; , yidishe avtonome Gegnt ) is a federal subject of Russia in the Russian Far East , bordering Khabarovsk Krai and Amur Oblast in Russia and Heilongjiang province in China . Its administrative center is the town of Birobidzhan . At its height in the late 1940s, the Jewish population in the region peaked at around 46,000–50,000, around 25% of the entire population. As of the 2010 Census , JAO's population was 176,558 people, or 0.1% of the total population of Russia. By 2010, according to data provided by the Russian Census Bureau, there were only 1,628 Jews remaining in the JAO (less than 1% of the population), while ethnic Russians made up 92.7% of the JAO population. Judaism is practiced by only 0.2% of the population of the JAO. Article 65 of the Constitution of Russia provides that the JAO is Russia's only autonomous oblast . It is one of two official Jewish jurisdictions in the world, the other being Israel . While Article 7 of the Charter of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast states that the autonomous oblast has its own anthem, the entries submitted for the 2011–2012 anthem creation contest were of such a low quality that no anthem had ultimately been adopted. Alexander Borisovich Levintal , Governor of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast (in Russian) Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года" . "Информационные материалы об окончательных итогах Всероссийской переписи населения 2010 года" .

Federal subject of Russia in the Russian Far East Autonomous oblast in Far Eastern, Russia The Jewish Autonomous Oblast ( JAO ; Russian: Евре́йская автоно́мная о́бласть (ЕАО) , romanized : Yevreyskaya avtonomnaya oblast ; , ) is a federal subject of Russia situated in the far east of the country, bordering Khabarovsk Krai and Amur Oblast in Russia and Heilongjiang province in China . Its administrative center is the town of Birobidzhan . The JAO was designated by a Soviet official decree in 1928, and officially established in 1934. At its height, in the late 1940s, the Jewish population in the region peaked around 46,000–50,000, approximately 25% of its population. By 1959, its Jewish population had fallen by half, and by 1989, with emigration restrictions removed, Jews made up 4% of its population. By 2010, according to census data, there were only approximately 1,600 people of Jewish descent remaining in the JAO (or just under 1% of the total population of the JAO and around 1% of Jews in the country), while ethnic Russians made up 93% of its population. According to the 2021 census, there were only 837 ethnic Jews left in the JAO (0.6%). Article 65 of the Constitution of Russia provides that the JAO is Russia's only autonomous oblast . It is one of two officially Jewish jurisdictions in the world, the other being Israel . "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года" . There are <ref group=note> tags on this page, but the references will not show without a template (see the help page ).

Federal subject of the Russian Federation in the Russian Far East Autonomous oblast in Far Eastern, Russia The Jewish Autonomous Oblast ( JAO ) is a federal subject of Russia in the far east of the country, bordering Khabarovsk Krai and Amur Oblast in Russia and Heilongjiang province in China . Its administrative center is the town of Birobidzhan . The JAO was designated by a Soviet official decree in 1928, and officially established in 1934. At its height, in the late 1940s, the Jewish population in the region peaked around 46,000–50,000, approximately 25% of its population. Since then the share of Jews steadily declined, and according to the 2021 Russian census , there were only 837 ethnic Jews left in the JAO (0.6%). Article 65 of the Constitution of Russia provides that the JAO is Russia's only autonomous oblast . It is one of two officially Jewish jurisdictions in the world, the other being Israel . It is one of the few places in the world where Yiddish is a recognized minority language . "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года" . N 40-ОЗ (с изменениями и дополнениями) Глава I. Общие положения. Статья 6.2 [Charter of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast N 40-ОЗ (with the Amendments and Additions of 8 October 1997): Chapter I. Article 6.2]" . Сайт Конституции Российской Федерации [Site of the Constitution of the Russian Federation] . [In the oblast the conditions will be created for the protection, study and growth of the languages of the Jewish peoples and other peoples living on the territory of the oblast.] There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or templates on this page, but the references will not show without a template or template (see the help page ).