Birobidzhaner Shtern

The Birobidzhaner Shtern (Yiddish: ביראָבידזשאַנער שטערן; Russian: Биробиджанер Штерн Birobidžaner Štern; "The Birobidzhan Star") is a newspaper published in both Yiddish[1] and Russian in the Jewish Autonomous Oblast of Russia. It was set up in November 1930 in Birobidzhan[2] to cater for the newly arrived Jewish immigrants. It is the oldest national newspaper in the region.[3][4]

Birobidzhaner Shtern
TypeWeekly newspaper
FormatA3
Editor-in-chiefYelena Sarashevskaya
FoundedNovember 1930
LanguageYiddish, Russian
CountryRussia
Websitegazetaeao.ru
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History

Birobidzhaner Shtern was established on October 30, 1930.[5] Jankel Levin was first editor of the newspaper. He received the first printing equipment from China.[6] Emmanuil Kazakevich, who was awarded the Stalin-Prize twice, the highest literary award in the country,[7] was an author and staff member of the newspaper in 1935–1938. During the Second World War, Birobidzhaner Shtern became part of the newspaper “Birobidzhanskaya Zvezda”. In May 1945 the Birobidzhaner Shtern resumed its independent edition.[6] The Jewish Autonomous Oblast had been set up by the Soviet government in an attempt to resolve the Jewish Question and provide an alternative to the Zionist Jewish experience offered later by Israel. The publication was interrupted in 1949 and continued since 1952.[8] According to official data it had an edition of 12,000 in 1970.[9] Birobidzhaner Shtern was the only newspaper in Russia that contained a section in Yiddish.

The newspaper, led by a local Yiddish-speaking woman, Yelena Sarashevskaya,[10][11] features Yiddish and Russian articles written by contributors from different countries. 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 Valdgeym. was one of the paper's readers and supporters. The current rabbi, Eli Riss,[12] was born in the city and supports Yiddish activities in Birobidzhan.

In 2009 Birobidzhaner Stern and the regional newspaper Birobidzhanskaya Zvezda united under Birobidzhan Publishing House.[13]

Recognitions

In 1980 Birobidzhaner Stern was awarded the “Badge of Honor”.[14]

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)[15]

See also

References
  1. "Birobidzhaner Shtern in Yiddish". Archived from the original on 2016-04-14. Retrieved 2010-07-04.
  2. History of The Birobidzhaner Shtern (in Russian)
  3. "Ушла из жизни старейшая сотрудница газеты «Биробиджанер штерн» Рива Шмаин". РИА Биробиджан (in Russian). 2019-11-25. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
  4. "Биробиджанер штерн 2014 №50 [PDF]". www.twirpx.com (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-10-21.
  5. "YIVO | Birobidzhaner Shtern". yivoencyclopedia.org. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
  6. www.gazetaeao.ru http://www.gazetaeao.ru/istoriya/. Retrieved 2020-10-21. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. "Emmanuil Kazakevich | www.yadvashem.org". emmanuil-kazakevich.html. Retrieved 2020-10-22.
  8. "Биробиджанер штерн 2017 №12 [PDF]". www.twirpx.com (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-10-22.
  9. "YIVO | Birobidzhaner Shtern". yivoencyclopedia.org. Retrieved 2020-10-23.
  10. https://www.yiddishbookcenter.org/collections/oral-histories/interviews/woh-fi-0000968/elena-sarashevskaya-2017 A series of Yiddish talks with Yelena Sarashevskaya at the National Yiddish Book Center
  11. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/sep/27/revival-of-a-soviet-zion-birobidzhan-celebrates-its-jewish-heritage
  12. https://www.chabad.org/centers/default_cdo/aid/237930/jewish/Jewish-Community-of-Birobidjan.htm
  13. "85 лет областной газете «Биробиджанская звезда» - Биробиджанская областная универсальная научная библиотека им. Шолом-Алейхема". bounb.ru. Retrieved 2020-10-23.
  14. "85 лет отметили областные газеты «Биробиджанская звезда» и «Биробиджанер штерн», а также областная типография - портал «Город на Бире» (г. Биробиджан)". www.gorodnabire.ru. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
  15. "YIVO | Birobidzhaner Shtern". yivoencyclopedia.org. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
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