Pyotr Nikolaevich Weitzer.
Photo: Regional Library
May 29, 1933
On this day, “Honored Worker of Consumer Services of the RSFSR”, “Honorary Citizen of the Jewish Autonomous Region” Pyotr Nikolaevich Weitzer was born in Birobidzhan.
After graduating from seven classes of secondary school No. 1, he entered the military trade sewing workshop as a student.
The profession was passed on to Peter Weitzer from his grandfather, who was a real tailor.
After serving in the army, Peter was sent to cutter courses; upon his return, he continued to learn the basics of cutting. Starting as a master tailor of military uniforms, he eventually switched to individual tailoring of civilian clothing. But it was precisely the strict military requirements that taught the master to carefully fulfill any civilian order.
Since 1960, Pyotr Nikolaevich began working as a cutter of men's outerwear, where he later became a sixth-class master, then a first-class master.
Thanks to his skill, Pyotr Nikolaevich was well known in the city; he became a mentor and teacher to many currently working specialists in the city and region. P. N. Weitzer annually participated in city, regional, and regional professional skills competitions.
In 1984, by Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Council of the RSFSR, he was awarded the badge “Honored Worker of Consumer Services of the RSFSR.” He is the only one in the Jewish Autonomous Region who has been awarded this title. Pyotr Nikolaevich was awarded the medals “For valiant work. In commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the birth of V.I. Lenin”, “Veteran of Labor”.
Anniversary P.N. Weitzer. Photo: Photo: EAOMedia news agency archive
By Resolution of the Legislative Assembly of the Jewish Autonomous Region No. 40 dated April 30, 1997, Peter Nikolaevich Weitzer was awarded the honorary title – Honorary Citizen of the Jewish Autonomous Region.
On September 26, 2017, Petr Nikolaevich Weitzer passed away.
May 29, 1934
The newspaper “Birobidzhan Star” (12+) dated May 29, 1934, on its pages in the article by N. Borisov and M. Adler “Here they say little and do a lot” talks about the construction of a veterinary village.
Clippings from the newspaper “Birobidzhan Star”. Photo: Photo: Regional Library
“Two kilometers from the city center, on the left side of the Waldheim road, without noise or chatter, a veterinary village has been under construction for six months now… Comrade Roginsky is supervising the construction. More than half of the hospital has already been built: a hospital for non-infectious sick horses, consisting of two spacious departments with 10 places in each and a third feeding compartment; a second hospital for contagious sick horses, also for 20 places, an isolator for six places is almost ready. Now under construction the outpatient clinic of 210 sq. meters should be ready by the first of August.”
May 29, 1957
The Bureau of the Regional Committee of the CPSU and the Executive Committee of the Regional Council of Workers' Deputies approved the initiative of collective farmers and collective farmers, workers of vegetable farms and collective farm specialists in the Birobidzhan MTS zone, who committed to significantly increase the number of sheep on collective farms in the zone, increase the fertility of ewes, obtain at least 150-160 lambs from every 100 ewes, and shear wool from each sheep at least 2.5 – 3 kg.
May 29, 1958
In the reference and information publication “Administrative-territorial structure of the Jewish Autonomous Region 1858-2003.” (0+) information is posted that based on the decision of the Leninsky District Executive Committee of the Jewish Autonomous Okrug dated May 29, 1958 No. 125, the settlement of the Preobrazhenov Party of the Far Eastern Geological Department was given the name Maysky village.
May 29, 1968
Clippings from the newspaper “Birobidzhan Star”. Photo: Photo: Regional Library
In the newspaper “Birobidzhan Star” on May 29, 1968, in the article by I. Borodai “Young Craftsmen” it was said that in the city of Birobidzhan a review competition of children's technical creativity (0+) was held, which was held at two sites – in the premises of secondary school No. 2 and in the city House of Pioneers and Schoolchildren. Based on the results of the competition, first place was awarded to Birobidzhan Secondary School No. 2.
“The young technicians embodied their knowledge of the laws of physics into working radio receivers, radio-electronic devices, and “guessing” machines. Sergei Levin and Lenya Brodsky put a lot of work and creative imagination into the working glider. Members of the geographical circle Volodya Kopenkin, Boris Leisberg, Efim Veprensky and others presented models of “young rivers”, “parts of a river”, “icebergs”.
House of Pioneers and Schoolchildren in the city of Birobidzhan. 1981. Photo: Photo: State Archive of the Jewish Autonomous Region
All presented layouts can serve as a good visual aid during lessons.
The electronics department aroused great interest among visitors. The guide is holding an electronic pistol. As soon as its rays hit the target, the eyes of the owl depicted on the target flash with bright light. The exhibition demonstrated a radio-controlled model of the T34 tank, an electronic musical instrument and a metal detector operating on the principle of a mine detector…”
