Birobidzhan Population: 220, 000 Area: 13, 895 sq. miles; 36, 000 sq. km Ethnic Groups: 85% Russian; 6.3% Ukranian; 5.4% Jewish Founded: 1928(Jewish National District) 1937(Autonomous Region) 1991(Autonomous Republic) Industry: Non-ferrous metals; Building Materials; Timber; Textiles; Food Processing Location Climate Longitude Latitude Altitude Time Zone Temperature Precipitation 132 57' E 48 48'N ...

The Last Jews of Birobidzhan Every morning at around 7:00 a.m. Boris Kaufman opens Birobidzhan's only synagogue. continued Co-produced by FocalPoint f/8 and World Media Network Designed and Developed by FocalPoint f/8 About Our Sponsors Production Credits All HTML and Graphics 1995 by FocalPoint f/8, Photos Gary Matoso ...