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Jews in Kazakhstan: community, censuses and exile

From Bukharan Jews and the Nikolayev soldiers to the censuses of the twentieth century, the war, exile and the Virgin Lands campaign.

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Who and when

Bukharan (Persian) Jews appear to have arrived in the region earlier than other groups, but the source presents this as an assumption rather than an established fact. 1

After 1867 so-called Nikolayev soldier families - discharged soldiers of Jewish origin - settled in Verny. 1

The community in Verny

In May 1884 the Verny synagogue was housed in a wooden building. A prayer society was registered in 1908. 1

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Numbers

The 1897 census counted 99 Jews in Verny, and 177 together with the district. In 1939 Kazakhstan had 19,200 Jewish residents, in 1959 28,000 and in 1970 27,700. 1

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  • Евреи в Казахстане

    Википедия, русский раздел · ru · Type: reference article · primary · 30 March 2026 · Accessed: 15 September 2026

    Locator: pageid=6104808;revid=152484665

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  • correction published

    В первой версии материала о евреях в Казахстане утверждение о том, кто был первым, было сформулировано неточно. Формулировка исправлена во второй версии, первая версия снята с публикации.

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    Decision published: 15 September 2026

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