The largest number of Jewish colonists who are in the collectives are in the Odessa region, where the percentage reaches 76, according to official figures made public by the government in connection with the observance of Collectivization Day on October 14th, to further the project. In the Crimea, 30% of the Jewish colonists are in the collectives, in the Cherson region 20%, and in Mariupol, 36%.
Many of the collectives in the Ukraine, Crimea and Bira-Bidjan have been dissolved, but others are being set up.
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