Amurzet
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Amurzet ({{langx|ru|Амурзет}}; {{langx|yi|אמורזעט}}) is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Oktyabrsky District of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast, Russia, located {{convert|250|km|sp=us}} from Birobidzhan.{{cite web|url=http://www.fjc.ru/news/newsArticle.asp?AID%3D225680 |title=FJC | News | Festive Mood Mounts for Jews in Russia's Far East |accessdate=2009-02-18 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090203215750/http://www.fjc.ru/news/newsArticle.asp?AID=225680 |archivedate=February 3, 2009 |df=mdy }}{{cite web|url=http://www.travelpost.com/AS/Russia/Birobijan/Amurzet/1408075 |title=Amurzet, Russia | Map, Time Zone |accessdate=2009-02-18 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090202122635/http://www.travelpost.com/AS/Russia/Birobijan/Amurzet/1408075 |archivedate=February 2, 2009 |df=mdy }} Population: {{ru-census|p2010=5,051|p2002=5,382|p1989=6,243}}
History
It was founded in 1929 as a large collective farm.{{Cite web |url=http://www.eao.ru/eng/?p=361 |title=Archived copy |access-date=23 September 2007 |archive-date=20 December 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071220062522/http://www.eao.ru/eng/?p=361 |url-status=dead }} Specifically, Amurzet has a history of Jewish settlement in the JAO since its inception.{{cite web|url=http://www.fjc.ru/news/newsArticle.asp?AID%3D225680 |title=FJC | News | Festive Mood Mounts for Jews in Russia's Far East |accessdate=2009-02-18 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090203215750/http://www.fjc.ru/news/newsArticle.asp?AID=225680 |archivedate=February 3, 2009 |df=mdy }} Concerning the period 1929 through 1939, Amurzet was the center of Jewish settlement for the area south of Birobidzhan.{{cite web|url=http://www.fjc.ru/news/newsArticle.asp?AID%3D170388 |title=FJC | News | A Jew Receives State Award in Jewish Autonomous Republic |accessdate=2009-02-18 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090203223626/http://www.fjc.ru/news/newsArticle.asp?aid=170388 |archivedate=February 3, 2009 |df=mdy }}
Jewish community
The present day Jewish community members hold Kabalat Shabbat ceremonies and gatherings that feature songs in Yiddish, Jewish cuisine, and discussions on Jewish culture. Today, many descendants of the founders of this settlement have left their native village, while others remain. Present day inhabitants of Amurzet, especially those having relatives in Israel, are learning more about the traditions and roots of the Jewish people and religion.{{cite web|url=http://www.fjc.ru/news/newsArticle.asp?AID%3D267005 |title=FJC | News | Remote Far East Village Mobilizes for Purim |accessdate=2009-02-18 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090204000238/http://www.fjc.ru/news/newsArticle.asp?AID=267005 |archivedate=February 4, 2009 |df=mdy }}