L'chayim, Comrade Stalin! [videorecording] / a Blackstream Films production ; produced and written by Elizabeth Schwartz ; directed by Yale Strom.

New York, NY : Cinema Guild [distributor], c2003.

1 videocassette (90 min.) : sd., col. and b&w ; 1/2 in.

In 1928, Stalin created the world's first Jewish state in Siberia called the Jewish Autonomus Region (J.A.R.) where young idealists from many nations built a homeland rich in Jewish culture. By 1948, the Jewish population had peaked at 45,000. With Birobidzhan as its capital, it was home to Yiddish schools, theaters, publications and synagogues. This documentary features interviews with pioneer settlers, current residents, footage from Russian archives and scenes from the Soviet propaganda film, Seekers of happiness.

Images / Video & Film

Russian; English

February 07, 2005

Editor, Yefim Gribov ; music by Yale Strom.

Narrator, Ron Perlman.

VHS.