Looking for Jewish Communities in Deepest Siberia 🇮🇱 (Jewish Autonomous Oblast)

Ever since I was a kid, I dreamt of visiting the regions of the world that were the farthest away from where I grew up. The Jewish Autonomous Oblast was one of them.
I made it to Birobidzhan 😊
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This was easily one of the best trips of my life.
In my quest to set foot in every single federal subject in Russia, the Jewish Autonomous Oblast' was number 40 out of 85! Don't forget to follow me on Instagram for live updates @davelegenda 📷
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Here's where I stand as of now:
Moscow ✔️
Moscow Oblast' ✔️
Saint Petersburg ✔️
Leningradskaya Oblast' ✔️
Vladimirskaya Oblast' ✔️
Yaroslavskaya Oblast' ✔️
Ivanovskaya Oblast' ✔️
Krasnodarskij Kraj ✔️
Tulskaya Oblast' ✔️
Tatarstan Republic ✔️
Tverskaya Oblast' ✔️
Nizhegorodskaya Oblast' ✔️
Kaluzhskaya Oblast' ✔️
Murmanskaya Oblast' ✔️
Smolenskaya Oblast' ✔️
Ryazanskaya Oblast' ✔️
Astrakhanskaya Oblast' ✔️
Kalmykia Republic ✔️
Volgogradskaya Oblast' ✔️
Bryanskaya Oblast' ✔️
Udmurtia Rebublic ✔️
Yekaterinburgskaya Oblast' ✔️
Tyumenskaya Oblast' ✔️
Karelia Republic ✔️
North Ossetia-Alania Republic ✔️
Rostov Oblast' ✔️
Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug ✔️
Republic of Crimea ✔️
Sevastopol ✔️
Permskij Kraj ✔️
Chelyabinsk Oblast' ✔️
Kirov Oblast' ✔️
Komi Republic ✔️
Udmurtian Rebublic ✔️
Bashkortostan Republic ✔️
Ulyanovsk Oblast' ✔️
Amur Oblast ✔️
Khabarovsk Kraj ✔️
Primorskij Kraj ✔️
Jewish Autonomous Oblast' ✔️
Which means I'm at 40/85. Still 45 to go! Hopefully a lifetime will be enough ⚠️
I spent so much time in my childhood and school years reading about the most remote regions of Russia. I'm ever so happy to have the chance now to travel in Russia and see with own eyes these places that I spent countless days reading about. Places like the Jewish Autonomous Oblast are definitely some clear examples. Especially Birobidzhan- a city so far from where I was born and grew up, with such a fascinating history. 😊
As I found myself in Khabarovsk, in the very Far East of Russia, I had the perfect chance to go and visit the Jewish Autonomous Oblast by simply jumping on a two-hour train ride across the Far East of Russia 🔥🔥🔥
The Jewish Autonomous Oblast is the only autonomous oblast in the entirety of Russia. Even more curiously, the Jewish Autonomous Oblast is the only federal subject in Russia where Yiddish is an official language.
It was set up by Stalin in 1934 as part of a policy to provide minority nationalities within the Soviet Union with territories in which they could be free to pursue their cultural heritage.
The Jewish population of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast in the Soviet Union peaked at around 45,000 to 50,000 Jews in 1948. After that, due to the harsh climate of the Russian Far East, the majority of the Jewish population in and around Birobidzhan started emigrating to Israel and other destinations. Nowadays, Jews constitute less than 2% of the local population in the Jewish Autonomous Oblast.
Birobidzhan is very much often one of the stops on the traditional route of the transiberian. Although trains do not stop here for long, you're always pretty much guaranteed to pass through via Birobidzhan if you will ever be on a train traveling from Moscow to Vladivostok, on the Pacific Ocean.
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My goal is to reach all of the federal subjects of Russia. I'm currently halfway through my goal, and by visiting the Jewish Autonomous Oblast, and its capital Birobidzhan, I ticked another federal subject off the list.
What is coming up next? Stay tuned to find out!

[@DaveLegenda]

I promise I'll go to Norilsk when I get 50k subs. Chukotka if I ever get to 100k subs. 1 millions subs, Novaya Zemlya. In the meanwhile, follow me on Instagram at @davelegenda as we will be now getting even deeper into Siberia...

[@ichibanmanekineko]

Novaya Zemlya ♥️

[@100amper]

David, you have a pleasant voice, especially in Russian with an accent) You can just read books on the video and goosebumps from the softness of the voice)

[@kuroguren]

c'mon people bring him to 100k!

[@KEITGAMER]

Nova Zemlya, how to get there? And Is Norilsk not a closed city?

[@tomasmalin]

but can you get the permission?

[@SgtRocko]

WONDERFUL VIDEO! I lived in Birobidzhan with my uncle for a few years in the 1980s. I loved it there. BOY has it changed!!! The population of Jewish people has shrunk VERY badly since then. It was a good place to live then. We Pioneers would fight to see who would be assigned to read the Birobidzhaner Shtern aloud in the train station (we'd get a chit for a sweet or slice of Doctorskaya for doing it LOL). Oh - Davide - Israel's official language is Hebrew (though many people still speak Yiddish - like all my family, including the little kids) - but sadly, they teach arabic in schools instead of the Jewish language Yiddish. ANYHOW... I still have family in Birobidzhan - had I known....!!! Great video, dear friend!

[@manchagojohnsonmanchago6367]

hahah a chit for some baloney sausage .. the ussr was pretty rough.

[@pavelyudin8832]

It is unexpected to find out that Yiddish still in Use in some families. Good news! Thank you.

[@user-kg3gu5yl8t]

About the same had happened to me and my family when we tried to visit the Jewish museum in Salonica, in Greece. The security guard was very rude and treated us like terrorists.

[@pavelyudin8832]

It is famous watchman syndrome .. Unfortunately I think everyone met such troubles

[@ronjohnson5070]

Next time carry a backpack and wear a shemagh around your neck. Throw the backpack and run 😂

[@isabelhadasa6092]

You're not the victim. Jewish people who need to hire security for their places of worship for a very real fear of attack, they are the victims. I'm sure you are good people who just want to visit. But keep the reality in mind...

[@_louise_4849]

oh my god, yes thank you for making a video about this place. this is the one region of russia which has always fascinated me, so i'm extra happy you've gone here, it has such a bizarre history lol

[@jianfrancisco3895]

From Chinese Christian Subscriber in SE ASIA My Russian husband Andrei informed me there are no Jewish People there they all left 100% for greener pastures in Moscow & other Russian cities & other nations. No opportunity there to prosper like in Moscow & St Petersburg. All your video are wonderful we enjoy so much watching you here in Singapore & Philippines.

[@turbolife_travel4481]

Yes, most of the Jews left, but some stayed, we saw them in the synagogue and in the cafe when we were there. For them Birobidzhan is home

[@andreysmirnov9858]

12:30 I know it's frigid cold but just warning you, it's Russian tradition to always take gloves and mittens off before shaking hands, for respect, even if its this cold😂

[@fortunaaaaaaaa]

Даа, я когда это увидел, меня аж передёргнуло

[@Lee1Hundead]

Thanks for another upload 👍 I sincerely look forward to your vlogs. I know things can get hard but I appreciate all of the content and exploration you do, never stop exploring!

[@MrNorthwestmaan]

Actually, Yiddish is not the official language in Israel, which makes the whole thing even more interesting.

[@murzik191]

Well, this is the continuation of an old argument between the Jewish Left and the Zionists. So the Soviets continued the Left tradition of promoting Yiddish as a Jewish language. There were books and newspapers, and theatre in Yiddish, whereas people were sent to prisons for studying Hebrew. In Israel they keep the opposite view, that the Jews should forgot the low-class language of the exile, and switch to Hebrew.

[@MrNorthwestmaan]

@@murzik191 Yes, a lot of ideology was mixed into that. In Israel they also banned and fined newspapers and theaters in Yiddish. Yiddish was the language of Jewish European ethnicity that was formed in Europe many centuries ago. In Israel they wanted to create a common language and a new ethnicity that would unite all the completely different European and Middle Eastern ethnicities of religious Jews and their descendants. It had a partial success. Exile was a Christian myth that was gladly adopted by the new Israeli ideology which most likely does not have much in common with reality. The ideas of ethnicity and peoples are pretty recent, a couple of centuries old. It’s a complicated subject with lots of books written about it…

[@murzik191]

@@MrNorthwestmaan Of course, Shlomo Sand wrote on the myth of the exile

[@ShaareiZoharDaas]

Yiddish is a more valid language then "modern" hebrew

[@ShaareiZoharDaas]

@@murzik191 assimilated self hating jews are not to be trusted if you are interested in learning facts see Avigdor Miller on any topic but Torah Nation is a good start

[@bidenhasdementia6804]

A Russian security guard in Camo kicking you out of a Jewish synagogue 😂😂😂 as a Jew I can’t help but laugh. I admire your perseverance though! Jews couldn’t get out of Russia and the Far East fast enough post ww2.. would love to see a video on Jewish culture sometime though. If you are ever in America I can certainly help you out in Philadelphia!

[@RustedCroaker]

How do you know the guard wasn't a Jew?

[@murzik191]

@@RustedCroaker Because someone has to guard it on Saturday. So the guards are typically non-Jewish. And it is the same in most of the synagogues of Russia, they don't allow the wondering tourists to enter. Only an organized tours on a certain times.

[@puzzled012]

well, actually Soviet Union did not want Jews to leave so much so they (and all the citizens) were forbidden to leave

[@vassiliosazopoulos8618]

@@puzzled012 you don't know anything

[@bestchannelintheworld]

@@puzzled012 literally the opposite, Jews were the only ethnicity privileged to leave the USSR.

[@bharathigunturu6969]

I eagerly await for your videos. Thanks for showing nook and corners of Russia. You reminded me of my young years, even as a Kid I used to spend hours of time studying russian maps okrugs, oblasts. From India

[@justraw2746]

your videos is not shit... its always interesting to watch... im always waiting for your new uploads.... keep exploring idol!

[@jeffreyroland2212]

Davide, you're not a failure and I thought that your video was still very interesting! And for the record, I have always thought that it would be an interesting place to visit!

[@SapphiR3_]

Oh man, as an Israeli I really want to visit there! Thanks for filming your trip!

[@anaselaboushi8412]

U actually dont exist

[@dimasikadi4441]

maslahatim qishda kelmang juda sovuq yozda esa chivin koʻpayib ketadi

[@KacyJones]

Thank you for making this video and being brave enough to stick it out despite the unfriendly interactions.

[@arthurclass4808]

You should do a Q/A video Davide, would be great to get to know you better, you're background and how you ended up in Russia

[@salilprashant6749]

Amazing video as usual Davide! Love from India! ❤️❤️

[@geedus71]

Very, very interesting vid Dave. Great viewing.

[@Nmelhorn860]

Great video Davide!

[@SuperBaller901]

Anyone else find Dave after watching a lot of Bald? Love your videos!

[@mariogaravello9568]

Caro Davide, ti seguo da un po’ di tempo e trovo molto interessanti, curiosi e incredibili i tuoi video di un paese immenso di cui non si sa nulla o poco più, ma che ti affascina e ti incuriosisce sempre più. Volevo chiederti di dove sei e perché alcuni video sono in italiano e alcuni in inglese. Ti auguro un buon proseguimento e spero che ci mostrerai ancora tanti aspetti incredibili di questo paese. Grazie ancora.

[@Ivanov7]

I am a Russian jew, I live in St. Petersburg, but I would like to go to live in the Jewish autonomous oblast, despite the cold winters. I hope that this project will resume and many young jews will come to develop this region.

[@Ivanov7]

@kaıser причём здесь русские?! Я написал, что я русский еврей! Читать не умеешь?!

[@Ivanov7]

@kaıser русский - это прилагательное, еврей - это существительное. Помимо русских евреев, есть, например, русские немцы и т.д.. Если ты чего-то не знаешь, то разберись в данном вопросе, а не указывай другим как им себя называть.

[@KairosR848]

@kaıser В английском языке нет разделения между понятием русский и российский, но в русском языке есть, русский - это этническая принадлежность , а российский - это принадлежность к стране(к гражданству). Хотя исторически ,если брать понятие Россия позаимствованное у греков в изначальном смысле, это означает тоже самое ,что и русский(на примере сочинений Константина VII Багрянородного), просто одно(русские) - это самоназвание, а другое(Россия) - это то как греки называли Русь, которое потом перетекло в официальное название страны(соответственно и граждан), когда в ней уже было много разных других этносов. Вот у этого друга сверху еврейского, эти понятия слились в "русский еврей", хотя такого не бывает в принципе(это как сказать акулий жираф), может быть только российский еврей - то есть этнический еврей с гражданством страны России, у евреев этническая принадлежность определяется по матери, а у русских по отцу. И кстати "русский" - это не просто прилагательное, это субстантивированное(substantivum) прилагательное, то есть образованное от существительного. Раньше для обозначения этноса оно шло всегда с приставкой "люди", взять даже какую-нибудь Ландратскую перепись 1716-1717 года, там обычно для обозначения народа писалось "русские люди", а не просто "русские", это уже затем это упростили и перестали добавлять "люди". Не дайте себя запутать.

[@germanshepherd6638]

@kaıser kraut !

[@bitter_truth8646]

If you are a Jewish then go to live in Oblast or Israel

[@swazzercool9060]

Amazing video, my favourite youtuber

[@oldragon666]

Well done, thank you!

[@michald5350]

In the spirit of the conclusion of the video, you could have called it "I visited Birobidzhan so that you would not have to". And I mean it in the most positive way. I am a European Jew, so I was very interested in what you saw during your trip, but I cannot imagine ever going there myself. Stay safe!

[@johnroff1941]

I do enjoy your videos: but please, when you go to these cities, show the streets and buildings. Thanks.

[@CharlesTravels]

Thank you once again for the video. I always want to know what it is like about this region

[@jameskeefe1761]

I've long been curious about this place as well. This video helped satisfy my curiosity. It is nice, that even though most of the Jews seem to have left for other places, the townsfolk are paying homage to the Jewish history of the location, maintaining he restaurant and synagogue. It is disappointing that there are no Jews there any more. Its eerie to see their cultural landmarks but not see them there.

[@blyax]

на картах у этой синагоги оценка 3,1. Видимо туда не пустили и других туристов

[@goldpaulike5304]

Best English speaker in Russia

[@blyax]

@@goldpaulike5304 is this irony about me? :) I specially wrote for the author in russian

[@DaveLegenda]

Ahah how do you say "LOL" in Russian

[@blyax]

@@DaveLegenda лол, так и говорим "/\()/\"

[@orientalvision]

The true reason that he insisted upon staying in the restaurant carriage is that He’s too embarrassed to sit beside that hot Russian chick in his chamber who seemed a bit cold and uninterested in him

[@markyboy531]

Then he did the right thing. Why bother a woman who is not interested? I bet you are a right creep mate. Dont have much knowledge of women i bet 😂😂

[@johnbullpit9481]

Oh! I didn't latch onto the chick. I'll have to rewind.

[@seanvandiijk2889]

The girl was looking at him not being disgusted by him, russians are not regular slavic ppl, like western aligned like Ukraine, slovenia, slovakia, poland, latvia, etc, in those places for sure you are going to be treated in rude manner specially if you are a latin american. Anyway i felt ppl were not so happy and that might be because as the two men joked, Italy is from NATO. I don't know but maybe russians are tought not to talk with western US aligned tourist because they might be not tourists but spies.

[@MintPro47]

Early gang you make very nice videos thank you so much

[@mattiabosotti3058]

Da quando ho scoperto che sei pure italiano, la mia stima nei tuoi confronti è esplosa a livelli del tipo "sposami". Numero uno, grande!

[@WNKL542]

Hello Dave!!! I don't know if you are already in Yakutsk, but if you go there you can meet Mathews Chushi. He is a zambian guy studying in Yakutsk, he has a youtube channel and uploads everyday :) It can be interesting partner and guide while you are in the city 😁

[@twRage96]

Great video!

[@theSalukie]

I had a very similar experience in a synagogue in Kyiv Ukraine, and I’m Jewish

[@Hanys8]

That's sad..

[@edlawrence5059]

Watch out for Kevin Young, the anti-Semite.

[@RustedCroaker]

You have to write a petition to Zelensky lol.

[@murzik191]

That's because the synagogue is not something similar to a church or a mosque. The least are open to everyone. Because they hope that you can convert to their religion. The Jews don't want non-Jews to convert, so there are no reasons for them to enter synagogues.

[@negationf6973]

I haven't been to a synagogue in a long time, but here in the US, they're normally open to visitors.

[@theundertaker8653]

Super tes vidéos Bro vivement la suivante !

[@lrn_news9171]

I read about every region and cities in Russia as well, the far east, especially Primorsky Krai is my favorite due to the landscape and vast Mongolian oak forests. I have this obsession about RUSSIA lol

[@CSmith-eh5op]

lol Danil is so cute. How exited was he to meet an Italian.

[@ElliaUrucun]

Hi Davide, i watched your Viedeos for a couple of time now and i like it. Of course inspired by bald but can't get enough of this travel Videos from spots i wouldn't like to visit but very interested in 😅 a small thing, if you want to See a Real "russian Jewish town' i would highly recommend 'Uman' in Ukraine. A town where the famous Rabbi Nacnmann died and there are now living about 200.000 people now and 90.000 hassidic jews of Them 😅 i Was there, couldn't trust my eyes. More religious jews than in Jeruslam 😅

[@jrj97]

Generally, turning up to a synagogue unannounced isn’t a good idea (unless maybe it’s a very famous major tourist site). Strangers turning up saying they’re looking for Jewish people - no matter how innocently it is intended - are likely to arouse suspicions, especially in places where there are not many Jews. Synagogues and Jewish community centres unfortunately have often been targets, and as you may know attacks and all sorts of bad things seem to be increasing in recent years. Please don’t take it too personally, it is sadly more of a response to the world we live in than it is to you…!

[@oldbagira2192]

This would lead to bad consequences in your country. In Russia, this will be treated calmly and without dirty thoughts.

[@jackstarr4726]

As if that's any excuse... More churches have been targeted than synagogues...

[@ellgndd5343]

great video

[@doomera5911]

I love these videos of unique communities

[@parkdalemassive]

Your best video yet

[@russianstuard2458]

Did you stay there for the night or did you carry on? When I was there I stopped at the Центральная hotel and 2 FSB officers came over asking me questions why I was there!. Its a nice city to visit once and I'm glad I did it! If I go back It would be to do a vlog! great video you did there!

[@DaveLegenda]

I can confirm that I didn't encounter any FSB officials during my time in Birobidzhan. Pity, would have been fun. Yours is a crazy story!

[@kpboost]

I met Del Piero at his restaurant in LA. He seemed like a really good dude

[@mornemarais4198]

You are uncovering more than you know keep up the good work you are proving history to be false and written by the winners thanks keep up the good work brother!!

[@ekoydakoykoy]

Hey dave what is the name of the soundtrack at the begining?

[@bellafriend]

i was born in birobidzhan! amazing to see it :)

[@alonshalit5778]

This video wasn’t a failure: Good video👍.

[@chocolatemintliqour]

Gread video...next time ask for Habad..they always help. Btw moscow has a large jewish population

[@s57rw]

I never eat dill untill went in 2015 to Irkutsk and Baykal lake. I found it delicious. After returning back next year planted some on my garden and we use it :) Ok everybody has it own perception of taste :) Saluti da Slovenia!

[@VaNArMaNi]

Irkutsk and Slovenia are far away. Are you a slovenian? :)

[@s57rw]

@@VaNArMaNi Yes I'm from Slovenia :)

[@PEHUKCA]

it definitely goes well with some sour cream

[@amfnyc]

im jewish-never knew this existe until few months go, grandparents came from ussr but they didnt know bout it either, really interesting

[@nathanielroadrunnerepps6409]

CITYLIGHTS,MUSIC MEETS HEAVEN, ACIENT OF DAY'S THAT'S A SONG THIS IS BUMBLEBEE!

[@fdfgfdffd9303]

I live here. Your questions 👇🏻

[@Original_TM7]

When will u go to Yakutia?

[@marystonge1]

This makes me think of “Fiddler on the Roof”.

[@sabflash]

I’ m crazy enough to be interested in birobidjan! Thanks a lot for the video.

[@nathanielroadrunnerepps6409]

ADA, JESUS YOU ARE ABLE, THATS A SONG THIS IS BUMBLEBEE!

[@disoccupato]

Grazie per questo video

[@rrich52806]

Your voice sounds like Павел Андреевич Чехов in Star Trek . Walter Koenig portrayed Chekov.

[@arielschant9841]

I can speak yiddish, the sign says: שטאָטישער קולטור־פּאלאץ Schtotischer Kultur-Palatz City’s Culture Palace Then, to say hello, depending where you’re from and your dialect, you can say: Hey היי Hoy הוי Hallo האללאָ⁠ Gut-Morgen גוט־מאָרגן or more traditionally Sholem-Aleychem שלום־עליכם which means “peace be upon you” and it’s also the name of the writer in the street you saw earlier. Forschmack פאָרשמאק (literally “fore-taste”) is an Eastern European, and typically Aschkenazi, appetiser.

[@nathanielroadrunnerepps6409]

VICKIE WINANS, FIRST TRUMPET SOUND, THATS A SONG THIS IS BUMBLEBEE!

[@danavipuzzles7308]

FYI, Hebrew is the official language in Israel, not Yiddish. Yiddish is a more modern Jewish language that developed in Europe a number of centuries ago, which combines German, English, and Hebrew together into one, changes the pronunciation, and makes it a language. In contrast, Hebrew dates back thousands of years and is the original language of the Tanakh (the Jewish bible, which many people refer to as the "old testament"). Yiddish is usually only spoken by religious Chassidic Ashkenazi Jews, most of whom reside in NYC (where I live). There a Chassidic neighborhoods here where there are also signs in Yiddish. In Israel, however, most Jews speak Hebrew, and only a small percentage of Chassidic Jews speak Yiddish. In case you're wondering how I know all this, I'm Jewish, was born in the USSR (Ukraine), came to NY in 1990 (which is where I've been living for most of the past 32 years), and also lived in Israel for a bit over 4 years. I'm not currently very religious, but was religious for about 10 years. I don't speak Yiddish, but I encounter it regularly. I do, however, speak Hebrew, Russian, and (obviously) English. P.S. The name of the street Shalom Aleichem means "Greetings to you all" (loosely translated) / "Peace (be) upon you all" (literally translated) and is a common greeting in Hebrew, kind of like saying "Hey, good to see you!" It's more common among religious Jews to say Shalom Aleichem, whereas less religious Jews (particularly Israelis, who speak Hebrew daily), usually just say Shalom as a greeting.

[@murzik191]

How one can be so ignorant? The street is named after a famous Yiddish writer who wrote under a pseudonym Sholem Aleichem . Its a shame for a Jew from Russia not to know such a classic author. Haven't you heard of "Tevye the Dairyman"?

[@danavipuzzles7308]

@@murzik191I don't know the history of some Jewish town in Siberia, nor should I expected to know the history of every Jewish town in the world just because I'm a Jew, or every Jewish town in Russia because I was born there. I'm merely explaining the definition of Shalom Aleichem. It's like if I'd expect you to know the meaning behind some street name here in NY or somewhere in Israel. I'm not ignorant, you just seem to lack common sense and want to try to look smart at my expense. I can't say that you've accomplished that all too well. FYI, despite being born in the USSR, I grew up in the US from the age of 4. So, I'm more an American Jew than I am a Russian Jew. I just speak the language because my parents continued to speak it.

[@murzik191]

@@danavipuzzles7308 You didn't get it even now. Sholem Aleichem has nothing to do with the history of this town, he's a classic Yiddish writer.

[@danavipuzzles7308]

@@murzik191 I don't speak Yiddish, nor have I ever been into reading for leisure. Hence, I know nothing about him. And when I was religious, the only reading I did was religious texts, so I'm only familiar with religious commentators like Rashi, the Rambam, the Ramban, etc. Now these are names almost every Jew knows. A Yiddish writer is someone only some Yiddish speaking Jews might know.

[@murzik191]

@@danavipuzzles7308 Being classical, means he is famous outside of Yiddish speakers and even outside of the Jewish people. Just like you don't have to speak Spanish to know Cervantes. The English translation of his works are published by Penguin Classics, who call him a "Jewish Mark Twain". And you've probably never heard of Broadway musical "Fiddler on the roof" as well.

[@beeverywhere9003]

Tell us Davide how you get visa to enter russia?as i heard no touristic visa only for" force majeur"what your secret Grazie mille bravo ragazzo

[@thorts]

YES!!! Thank you!!!

[@whitexicano2597]

Gorgeous railway stations

[@RustedCroaker]

Dill contains a lot of vitamin C. Significantly more than, for example, in an orange or any other fruit.

[@webplatformllc6423]

Are you full time youtuber?

[@Locxd]

Hey Davide,i think you should go to the most remote city in russia. The city is called "dikson"

[@nathanielroadrunnerepps6409]

ACIENT OF DAYS, THATS A SONG THIS IS BUMBLEBEE!

[@JasonWW.]

This is so interesting

[@liavbohadana1670]

as an israeli , yiddish is not offical langugae and only 10-8 percent know it

[@oh2mp]

How about those texts on the signs in this video? Were they in Yiddish or actually Hebrew? Did you see?

[@karapuzo1]

@@oh2mp The house of culture sign is in Yiddish. Hebrew and Yiddish use the same alphabet but are different languages.

[@oh2mp]

@@karapuzo1 yes I know that. But i don't know the albhabet and can't see from text is it Yiddish or Hebrew. That's why I asked :)

[@birdman9860]

8:56 I wonder where they are now, Zaporizhzia?

[@charlesk1089]

Dave, you note that there is essentially no Jewish culture in Birobidzhan. What then are the cultural influences in Birobidzhan ? Are there signs of Siberian indigenous cultures present, like Evenki, etc. ? Or just purely European Russian culture ?

[@greasher926]

Yeah the Jewish Autonomous Oblast is 93% Russian, 3% Ukrainian, and 1% Jewish. Meaning that there is only 3% left over for other. If you want to see Evenki people, your best bet would be the Evenkiysky district, it used to be its own autonomous okrug, but because of its small population of only 15k people it got absorbed into Krasnoyarsk Krai. As of 2002 it was 21.5% Evenk. There are also other districts with sizable native populations too, such as the Nanaysky District in Khabarovsk krai where the Nanai make up 22% of the population.

[@nathanmccoy4053]

I would love to visit that city

[@Mark-oi8rd]

In Israel Yiddish in not official language, Hebrew is

[@nathanielroadrunnerepps6409]

RICKY DILLARD, THE HAND OF THE LORD, THATS A SONG THIS IS BUMBLEBEE!

[@meverything4913]

We definitely need an update soon on how you are doing and your opinion of the Russia Ukraine War

[@alinakirill]

Там в городе две синагоги. Та в которую ты пытался ворваться новая каменная, но есть и старая деревянная. В другой раз смотри когда что работает, это легко загуглить в интернете. Используй хотя бы яндекс карты.

[@Alexandros.Apeirwtan]

your videos look exactly the same like bald and bankrupt's , i really do like them!

[@mattanderson6336]

8:38-Everyone always has to have an enemy. Sad 😢

[@user-od4yl3rf4n]

Every time you shake someone's naked hand in gloves surprises me. Cause it's mauvais ton in Russian culture. Or both in gloves (which is rare) or both naked hands. Also here in Russia we call the behaviour of man in camo "ohrannik syndrome". It's when person with very easy job thinking he has a lot of power on his workplace. They are very not polite people asking to turn of camera and call police on every your move.

[@arrow2589]

Are handshakes bad?

[@yuriythebest]

@@arrow2589 he meant that shaking someone's hand while your hand is gloved and theirs is not is rude in eastern european culture, usually if that is the case it's polite to either take your glove off, or for the handshake to be replaced by a fistbump if both people have gloves

[@alnerisoldier8081]

@@arrow2589 it is not rude, but it is respekt full if you take your gloves of when shaking hands

[@Ivanov7]

I live in Russia and generally do not shake hands with anyone, neither with gloves nor without gloves.

[@RustedCroaker]

@@alnerisoldier8081 Now, with all that COVID situation traditions are changing.

[@lanceroark6386]

If you roll your R’s and use a Y-ish sound on the I; Irish sounds a lot like Yiddish.

[@Zestieee]

0:48 okay that's LITERALLY me

[@DaveLegenda]

geonerds from all over the world reunite

[@nathanielroadrunnerepps6409]

NATHANIEL BASSEY, ELOHIM, THATS A SONG THIS IS BUMBLEBEE!

[@nathanielroadrunnerepps6409]

RIDE ON KING JESUS, THATS A SONG THIS IS BUMBLEBEE!

[@9sunsjuddleponk]

I cant beleive this guy traveled and ate Ashkenazi food i cant 💀💀💀💀 borat moment. Love this video, you tried and that matters

[@iljoker4697]

I've seen many of his Italian videos, you'll never believe what places he's been

[@user-ni6wm1pj6m]

Bald and Bankrupt did a video on his visit to Birobidjan..so no,this is not the only video about looking for Jews in Birobidjan….B&B managed to have a nice visit at the local Synagogue….btw, Yiddish is not an official language in Israel…in any case,thank you for your interesting video,I’m sad that you did not get the proper welcome experience one should have in a synagogue.Love your channel.Shalom.

[@nHx2009]

But Bald filmed it half of the year after this video

[@VanirTraditionalist]

Bald is Jewish which may have helped

[@Byebye10]

​@@VanirTraditionalistHow do you know? He's British

[@VanirTraditionalist]

@@Byebye10 because he mentioned it in a video

[@sakhanet3]

Hi I'm a random dude from Yakutia and do you plan to visit Yakutsk (Yakutia)

[@DaveLegenda]

I'm coming next week! If you have Instagram send me a message there

[@pavelstebl9966]

There is a difference between Hebrew and Yiddish (a Jewish dialect of German).

[@brennanando]

My wife said that when you were speaking with Danil and Pavel you accidentally said unsolvable crimes instead of street signs))

[@DaveLegenda]

Did I? That's...funny!

[@brennanando]

@@DaveLegenda she said that you said висяки instead of вывески 😀

[@nathanielroadrunnerepps6409]

NAE NAE WATCH ME WHIP, THATS A SONG THIS IS BUMBLEBEE!

[@nathanielroadrunnerepps6409]

PAUL WILBUR, ADONAI, THATS A SONG THIS IS BUMBLEBEE!

[@JobyJoby-iw2wr]

Past due to pick up New Khazaria out of Palestine and relocate Khazarael to where it belonged all along: Jewish Autonomous Oblast.

[@ChrisH-1952]

Great vid as always, but that's Hebrew script. Yiddish is something else altogether.

[@ivcretivs891]

No, *actual* Yiddish was/is written in Hebrew script, it's just that transcriptions for laymen are quite popular.

[@hdanielnoble6572]

You are too loud for a Russian location. You are acting like an American tourist in Disneyland.

[@Star_man89]

никто черт возьми не просил заткнись

[@Ado702]

@@Star_man89 shat th fak ap

[@biomanization]

David, next maybe you can go to India or Afghanistan to find the last living Jews in these countries. Good luck, zeit gezunt! Oh, you might also try Vilna in Poland for yiddishkeit

[@MMB77776]

0:42 That can't be real, or was it actually the way it was in the video?

[@user-vh1ys5qr1o]

have you served the army are you nato or enemy. this was mad funny 😂😂

[@sodinc]

It seems this synagogue was overwhelmed by italian tourists that week, so you was kicked out

[@DaveLegenda]

Italian tourists...always ruining the fun for others

[@ttanucha]

"Julius freaking Caesar" (c)