Birobidzhan, historic, Jews still live there. Chapter on Birobidzhan in "The Scattered Tribe,"

A small Jewish community still exists in this historic Russian Jewry's "Jewish Autonomous Region," once Stalin's answer to Zionism. Read about how Jews survived his purges and virulent anti-Semitism in Birobidzhan: . "The Scattered Tribe, Traveling the Diaspora from Cuba to India to Tahiti and Beyond," (Globe Pequet Press) a travel narrative, with several chapters on Russia, including Siberia. http://amzn.to/J3Z47T. Also ebook “ Follow me on twitter @bengfrank. www.bengfrank. Also, check out "A Travel Guide to Jewish Russia and Ukraine, (Pelican Publishing)