Jewish Autonomous Oblast
Federal subject of the Russian Federation in the Russian Far East
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| 2021 | Tongjiang-Nizhneleninskoye railway bridge was opened, connecting the Jewish Autonomous Oblast with China's Heilongjiang Province. The $355 million bridge spans a significant distance and is designed to transport over 10 million tons of cargo and 1.5 million passengers annually. |
| 2021 | Russian census reveals a dramatic decline in the Jewish population, with only 837 ethnic Jews remaining in the Jewish Autonomous Oblast, representing just 0.6% of the region's population. |
| 2011 | Mordechai Scheiner concluded his tenure as Chief Rabbi of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast. |
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