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Railway Communication to Be Provided for New Jewish Region in Crimea: Move to Overcome Hindrances to

February 19, 1931
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Plans for building a special railroad to cover the newly-opened Jewish autonomous region Freidorf in the Crimea, have been announced by the Government Commission for Jewish Settlement (Comzet). It is intended to have the railroad link up the towns of Eupatoria, Freidorf, Larindorf and Djonkai. It is also planned to have a branch railroad between Larindorf and Issun. In 1932 another railroad will be added to include the towns of Bakal, Smidovitch and Freidorf.

At a recent conference of Ozet and Comzet workers, M. Mereszin and others pointed out that there is a complete absence of roads in this territory, which has a very unfavourable effect upon the colonisation work in the region.

The Comzet has assigned 10,000 roubles for cultural work in the region, which will be used for constructing a club to be known as the Collectivist House. Another thousand roubles have been assigned for a club for the children pioneers (scouts). A project has also been announced for the construction in the near future of a hospital, a pedagogic institute and headquarters for the local government commission in Freidorf.

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