ロシアのユダヤ人自治州ビロビジャンでイディッシュ文化が復活

来月創設70周年を迎えるロシアのユダヤ人自治州ビロビジャンでイディッシュ文化が復活の兆しを見せている。かつて移民したものの、イスラエルでの生活に失望し戻ってくる人が増えているという。

"Fifteen years ago Jewish life here was disappearing," said Valery Guryevich, the deputy head of the Jewish Autonomous Republic of Birobidjan. "This year for the first time we have more Jews coming back from Israel than leaving."
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The number of Jews in Birobidjan is now growing, albeit slowly, for the first time in half a century. The trend is mirrored by a marked Jewish cultural revival. In Lenin Street the finishing touches are being put to a new synagogue in time for the 70th anniversary of the founding of the region next month.

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