(J. T. A. Mail Service)
A new Jewish settlement has grown up in Sambesz in the Mongolian Desert, about 350 kilometers from Manchouli. It is the nearest settlement to Manchouli, on the road to Urga, the capital of Mongolia.
Jewish merchants are very active in the trading of Mongolia. At the Trade Fair which has just been held at Sambesz exhibits by Jewish traders and merchants were prominent. There are over a 100 Jewish residents in Sambesz, most of them having come from Manchouli and the Beikal area.
A considerable settlement has also grown up in recent years in the town of Mukden, the capital of the late General Tchang-tso-Lin, who was killed while his army was returning from Pekin.
A Jewish Communal Board has now been established there. There is a small synagogue in the town and several Jewish welfare organizations. The majority of the Jewish inhabitants are representatives of firms trading in oil, cigarettes, furs. etc. The Mukden Jewish community has imported a number of Scrolls of the Law and Sacred books.
Practically the entire Jewish community of Mukden came from Harbin. Most of them are now bringing over relatives from Soviet Russia and Poland. This Jewish community in the capital of Northern China already comprises about 150 persons, while only a short while ago, the entire Jewish population of the city was about a score.
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