Description
BIROBIDJAN is the center of Jewish culture in the Far East |
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1. Theme |
SIGHTSEEING & FIRST SIGHT NATURE & SNOW EMPIRE RAILS GASTRONOMY EHTNOS & LOCAL MINORITIES BORDERLINE TRIPS |
2. Region, city, itinerary |
Birobidjan |
3. Seasonality |
Year-round |
4. The complexity, style of the tour |
Easy, comfortable |
5. Accommodation |
Hotel |
6. Number of days |
1-3 days |
7. Number of people |
No limit |
8. Booking conditions |
2-3 days before the trip |
The history of the city begins in 1912, when the government decided to settle the territories along the railway strip of the Amur Railway for the needs of continuous settlement of free lands by working Jews in the Amur strip of the Far Eastern territories. The decision of the Soviet government to elect the Tikhonkaya station for Jewish settlement was determined by many factors. The main intention was to strengthen the borders of the Soviet Far East. In the program of the tour you will visit: - The station square with the menorah adorning it - Sholom Aleichem Street -Friendship Square -Local history museum -The Synagogue and the Jewish community "Freud» -Bira river embankment -The monument to first settlelers |