Jewish Autonomous Oblast Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
federal subject of Russia
About Jewish Autonomous Oblast
Although it's one of the two Jewish regions (the other beingIsrael) in the world, Jews comprise less than 1% of the total population and it is Russia's sole autonomous oblast. During the USSR, Joseph Stalin established the province in an attempt to boost the overall population in the Far East, counter Zionism (as it was ideologically inconsistent with the political beliefs of the Soviets), and create a place where Jewish culture and the Yiddish language could grow and flourish. However, the Jewish Autonomous Oblast is a project that failed to ever really take off, and this can still be felt to this day. Many of the region's Jewish residents have since emigrated to other places (particularlyIsrael) in search of a better life. Despite this all, many of the region's residents and the Jewish c
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