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Harbin, Heilongjiang PROVINCE, China |
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)
Background Information
Pictures and Maps
- Modern Harbin
- Vintage Harbin Photos Courtesy of the Sino-Israel Research and Study Center
- Harbin Photos from the Grodsky (Grant), Keilis and Clurman Families
- Harbin Photos from Katherine Bader Nigel
- Harbin Photos from the Bach Family
- Harbin Shops in 1929 from the Zonoff Family
- 1938 Russian Map of Harbin
- Jews of Harbin & Kaifeng -- Pictures and Sound
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Official Documents
Document
added 12 Dec 2009
Personal Stories
- Ethel (Roza) Keilis Clurman -- Interview Transcript
- Charles (Ruvim) Isaac Clurman -- Interview Transcript
- Yaacov (Yana) Liberman -- Excerpts from My China: Jewish Life in the Orient 1900-1950
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Mara Moustafine -- My Family and Its City: Fifty Years in Harbin
1909-1959, Text with Photos and Charts,
Link to Mara's Web Site - Nora and Efim Krouk -- Narrative and Photos of Harbin, Shanghai and Tientsin
- Max Star -- Excerpts from In the Lion's Den
- Robert Skidelsky -- "A Chinese Homecoming", Prospect Magazine, January 2006
Searchable Databases (Use the "Back" button on your browser to return here.)
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JewishGen Family Finder (JGFF) for Harbin
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Click the button to search the JewishGen Family Finder database. - Jews of China (Igud Yotzei Sin - Association of Former Residents of China)
- List in Russian of graves in Harbin Jewish Cemetery (at Jews of China).
- Harbin Jewish Cemetery -- English index of names and photos of many headstones
- The Sino-Judaic
Institute supports the study and preservation of Jewish history in China
and promotes cooperation between the Chinese and Jewish peoples.
Other Harbin Links
- Wikipedia Encyclopedia Entry for Harbin
- “Finding Family Roots at Harbin's Jewish Cemetery”, article on visit to Harbin Jewish Cemetery by group including Ehud Olmert
- “An Unforgettable History”, article on Harbin Jews by Jin Bo of the China Daily
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“The Jews of Harbin”, article by Dr. Irena Vladimirsky on the website of
Beth Hatefutsoth, the Nahum
- “Chinese Eastern line: History of Construction and Operation”, article on the Chinese Eastern and South Manchurian railway lines which brought Russian and other immigrants to Harbin and developed it into a major city
Request for Further Harbin Information
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