Author Description

Birobidzhan is a unique sociopolitical phenomenon as it was declared by the Soviet government as a Jewish autonomous region. But how did modern architecture find its way to there? This book tells the fascinating story of a German school affecting a Jewish minority in the Soviet state. Ber Boris Kotlerman is Prof. in the Department of Literature of the Jewish People, Faculty of Jewish Studies, Bar-Ilan University. He has written and edited more than 10 books in the field and published numerous articles. Languages: English, Russian & Hebrew Format: 155 pages, 9.4" x 9.8" (24cm x 25cm), ca. 200 images, hardcover Publisher: Bauhaus Center Tel Aviv, 2008