Harbin is the capital of the modern
province of
Heilongjiang
(literally Black Dragon River), People's Republic of China. That province is one
of three in the region of
Dongbei
(literally East-North), formerly known as Manchuria.
Harbin was originally a Manchu word
meaning "a place for drying fishing nets". Today the city is known for its
magnificent winter ice and snow sculptures and is a thriving industrial center.
It lies 642 air miles (1,033 km) north-northeast of Beijing, the Chinese
capital, along the southern bank of the Songhua River (Sungari in Russian), a
tributary of the Heilong River (Amur in Russian). The Heilong is one of
the three major rivers in China and marks part of China's northeastern border
with Russia.
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Isak Grigori Clurman on coal
pile at his lumberyard
in front of Harbin’s
Main Synagogue (1930s)
Robert Skidelsky -- "A
Chinese Homecoming", Prospect Magazine, January 2006
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Jews of China
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“The Jews of Harbin”, article by Dr. Irena Vladimirsky on the website of
Beth Hatefutsoth, the Nahum
Goldmann
Museum of the Jewish Diaspora in Tel Aviv
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