Day in the history of the Jewish Autonomous Region
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December 27, 1935
On the first page of the newspaper “Birobidzhanskaya Zvezda” (12+) published the text of the resolution of the Presidium of the Regional Executive Committee of the JAO “On the State Vocal Ensemble of the Jewish Autonomous Region.”
Here's what the document said*:
“Noting with great satisfaction the unanimous consent of the Leningrad Jewish Ensemble, and personally its leader, the famous Jewish composer Comrade M.A. Milner, to move for permanent residence and work to Birobidzhan, the Presidium of the Regional Executive Committee decides:
Accept the Leningrad Jewish Ensemble into the existing artistic enterprises of Birobidzhan, giving it the official name “State Vocal Ensemble Ev. A.O.”
Suggest to OBLONO (Comrade Goldfain) to draw up an estimate for the maintenance of the State Educational Service Ev. A.O. for 1936, presenting it to the next meeting of the Presidium of the Regional Executive Committee for approval.
To propose to the Regional Komkhoz (Comrade Aptekin) and the City Council (Comrade Rybkovsky) to begin in January 1936 the construction of a large two-story sixteen-apartment building for State Workers employees and a mansion for Comrade. Milner M.A. (with the completion of both houses in April 1936).
Oblige the managers of the Regional Executive Committee to allocate one passenger car from the 1936 orders at the disposal of comrade. M. A. Milner.
Raise the question of organizing a music college in Birobidzhan in 1936 under the artistic direction of Comrade. M.A. Milner”.
*The language and style of the original have been preserved.
In the same issue of the “Birobidzhan Star” there is article by P. Idov “Hello to our ensemble!”. It tells that on December 25, the Leningrad Jewish Music Chapel under the direction of the famous composer M. Milner performed in front of a wide audience of Birobidzhan residents.
This became a big event in the cultural life of the city and region.
The concert pleased the audience with its high quality. The Birobidzhan audience heard classical music at the concert, anti-religious and pioneer songs performed by the choir and individual solo numbers (piano, singing, cello). The chapel turned out great, polished to the smallest detail.
The star of the concert was the soloist of the ensemble, Comrade Bershtein, a master of vocals and artistic expression.
During the concert, songs were sung in the languages of the peoples of the USSR, which contributed to the international education of the working people.
December 27, 1973
A meeting of the active members of the regional and Birobidzhan city party organizations was held, which approved the Resolution of the December Plenum of the CPSU Central Committee “On the projects of the State Plan for the Development of the National Economy of the USSR and the State Budget of the USSR for 1974” and determined the tasks of the regional party organization.
December 27, 1972
The Bureau of the Regional Committee of the CPSU discussed the report of the regional committee of people's control on the organization of control over the implementation of party and government directives. The adopted resolution defines measures to improve the activities of committees, groups and posts of people's control, and to further improve the forms and methods of work.
