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Birobidzhaner Shtern

The Birobidzhaner Shtern is a newspaper published in both Yiddish and Russian in the Jewish Autonomous Oblast of Russia. It was set up in November 1930 in Birobidzhan to cater for the newly arrived Jewish immigrants. It is the oldest national newspaper in the region.

History
Birobidzhaner Shtern was established on October 30, 1930. Jankel Levin was first editor of the newspaper. He received the first printing equipment from China. features Yiddish and Russian articles written by contributors from different countries, including Yoel Matveyev and Velvl Chernin. Mordechai Scheiner, a Yiddish speaker and the former Chief Rabbi for the Jewish Autonomous Oblast and head of the Birobidzhan Synagogue, and additional Jewish settlements such as Valdheym. was one of the paper's readers and supporters. The previous Birobidzhan rabbi Eli Riss, was born in the city and supports Yiddish activities in the city. The current rabbi, Efraim Kolpak, is also a vocal supporter of the newspaper and Yiddish activism in Birobidzhan. In 2009 Birobidzhaner Shtern and the regional newspaper Birobidzhanskaya Zvezda united under Birobidzhan Publishing House. == Recognitions ==
Recognitions
In 1980, Birobidzhaner Shtern was awarded the Order of the Badge of Honor. == Chief Editors ==
Chief Editors
• Henekh Kazakevich (1932–1935) • Buzi Goldenberg (1936–1937) • Buzi Miller (1941, 1944–1948) • Naum (Nokhem) Fridman (1949–1950) • Naum Korchminski (1956–1984) • Leonid Shkolnik (1984–1988) • Inna Dmitrienko (from 1994) ==See also==
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