
The building of the district executive committee. Birobidzhan. 1930s
Photo: Gosarchive EAO
June 1, 1935
The newspaper “Birobidzhan Star” (12+) on June 1, 1935 wrote that the artists of the stage of Moscow and Leningrad gave two concerts (0+) in Birobidzhan. This team was warmly accepted by the audience. The theater’s artists proved themselves as a holistic, friendly ensemble, which is distinguished by a high level of performance. The artist of artistic reading V. Galina masterfully read the story of A.P. Chekhov “Toska” (6+).
Cutting from the newspaper “Birobidzhan Star”. Photo: Photo: Regional Library
The high culture of ballet art was demonstrated by ballet artists Anna Mozgovaya and E. Tarakhovsky. Singer D. Olenin performed “Modern Lullaby” (0+) and the Jewish folk song “Dzhanka” (0+).
The same newspaper posts an announcement that the Birobidzha district executive committee is liquidated.
“On May 29, the Presidium of the Oblast Executive Committee, EU, adopted a resolution in accordance with the decision of the Presidium of the Far Eastern Regional Executive Committee of May 28 on the liquidation of the Birobidzhan district executive committee on June 1. The existence of a separate Birobidzhan district executive committee in the city of Birobidzhan of the City Council.”
June 1, 1936
The Bureau of the regional committee of the CPSU (b) adopted the decree “On the rise of virgin lands and the steam campaign”, which defines measures to deploy a socialist competition among tractor drivers, increase labor productivity, generalize and disseminate advanced experience.
June 1, 1947
Cutting from the newspaper “Birobidzhan Star”. Photo: Photo: Regional Library
On June 1, 1947, the Birobidzhan Zvezda newspaper wrote on its pages that by order of the head of the Far Eastern Railway, a large group of railway workers of the EAO was awarded with breakfast icons and awards. The icon of the “Drumber of the Stalin's Call” was awarded: the electromechanical of the Obluchensky communications distance-Surchenko, a trace worker of the Inska Route-Korotkikh, the worker of the Infa housing and repair office-Ibraev, the head of the workshops of the Birobidzhan railway technical school-Albites and many others.
The “Excellent steam engineer” icon marked the Birobidzhan-2 depot driver and the Obluchye Tokar, the “Excellent Metalist” icon marked the instructor of the Infutation station, the signaling officer of the Olgocht station and the compiler of the Obluchee Station, the “Excellent Travelers” icon-the foreman of the Obluschensk distance of the track-Pinegin, the brigadier of the Birobidzhanskaya The distance of the path is Dokukin, a travel worker of the Obluchensky distance of the path – Izotov. The “Excellent car” has a locksmith of the Obluchensky car repair point – Fedoseev, master of the Obluchensky carriage site – Nekrasov and many were awarded cash prizes and gratitude.
Birobidzhan writers, 1948. From left to right. B. Miller, B. Slutsky, N. Friedman (in the tunic) are standing – I. Bronfman, L. Wasserman, G. Rabinkov, I. Kerler, S. Borges are standing. Photo: Photo: Gosarchive EAO
The same newspaper is placed Report of the Birobidzhan group of writers in the Union of Soviet Writers of the USSR. Under the Union of Soviet Writers, there is a permanent commission for direct connection with regional writers' organizations. At a meeting of such a commission, B. Miller's report on the work of a group of writers of the Jewish Autonomous Region was heard. The Birobidzhan group of Jewish writers has seven prose writers and poets: B. Miller, I. Emiot, G. Rabinkov, B. Slutsky, S. Borges, L. Wasserman, I. Bronfman. In Birobidzhan, the Almanac “Birobidzhan” (0+) is published, in addition to literary work, the writers of Birobidzhan are actively participating in the socio-political life of the region.
Stand with print publications “Scientific and journalistic literature on Birobidzhan” .. Photo: Photo: Gosarchive EAO
Khabarovsk writer V. Azhaev spoke of the active participation of Birobidzhan Jewish writers in the activities of the regional writer's organization. The representative of the Commission on National Literature under the Union of Soviet Writers of the USSR emphasized the importance of the work of Birobidzhan Jewish writers.
June 1, 1957
Cutting from the newspaper “Birobidzhan Star”. Photo: Photo: Regional Library
The newspaper “Birobidzhan Star” on June 1, 1957 wrote on its pages that the first regional youth festival was opening in Birobidzhan.
At the festival (6+) of youth, groups from all areas of the region will perform. Among which: the amateur art team of the Birobidzhan sewing factory; The choir, the string and spiritual orchestra from the city of railway workers, the workers of the Teplozersky cement plant will perform with the Polish folk song, the Russian folk dance will be shown by the dance group of the Railway Club G. Oluchye, the dance of the Zaporizhzhya Cossacks – the dance group of the Khinganolovo plant.
120 boys and girls will come from the Smidovic district to the festival, who will open their program with the performance of the Consolidated Choir.
Sports competitions will also be held at the festival.





