Sholem Aleichem Amur State University
Приамурский государственный университет имени Шолом-Алейхема
TypePublic
Address
70 Shirokaya str.
,
Russian Flag Birobidzhan
,
Russia

48°46′24″N 132°56′29″E / 48.773216°N 132.941329°E / 48.773216; 132.941329
CampusUrban
NicknameSholem Aleichem PGU (Russian: ПГУ им. Шолом-Алейхема)
Websitewww.pgusa.ru

Sholem Aleichem Amur State University (Russian: Приамурский государственный университет имени Шолом-Алейхема), formerly Birobidzhan State Pedagogical Institute, is a university in Russia. This is the only university based in the Jewish Autonomous Oblast. It is named after Jewish-Russian author Sholem Aleichem.

History

The Sholom Aleichem Amur State University was founded in 1989 as the Birobidzhan State Pedagogical Institute. In 2005, it became the Far Eastern State Social and Humanitarian Academy, and in 2011 it was accredited as a university, receiving its current name.

In 2007, the first Birobidzhan International Summer Program for Yiddish Language and Culture was launched by Boris Kotlerman, a Yiddish studies professor at Bar-Ilan University.[1] Yiddish is still the region's second official language after Russian, although it is spoken only by a handful of 4,000 remaining Jews.[2][3] This program includes a workshop on the village of Valdgeym and its Yiddish heritage.[1]

Overview

The university works in cooperation with the local Jewish community of Birobidzhan and the Birobidzhan Orthodox Synagogue. It is unique in the Russian Far East. The basis of the training courses is study of the Hebrew language, history and classic Jewish texts.[4]

In recent years, the Jewish Autonomous Oblast has grown interest in its Jewish roots. Students study Hebrew and Yiddish at the Jewish school and Birobidzhan Jewish National University. In 1989, the Jewish Center founded a Sunday school, where children can study Yiddish, learn Jewish folk dance, and history of Israel. The Israeli government helps fund this program.[5]


See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Yiddish Summer School in Birobidzhan, Home". 2all.co.il. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
  2. ↑ Liphshiz, Cnaan (2013-02-20). "Index for a million documents on Polish Jewry to go online | Jewish Telegraphic Agency". Jta.org. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
  3. ↑ "A three-week Yiddish program began this week in the Russian Far East. - JTA, Jewish & Israel News". Archived from the original on 2007-06-21. Retrieved 2007-09-01.
  4. ↑ Информационно-аналитическое управление правительства ЕАО. "Еврейская автономная область - официальный портал". Eao.ru. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
  5. ↑ "Vladivostok News focus page". Archived from the original on February 4, 2009. Retrieved February 18, 2009.
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