I received information from a "Mitzva" organization in Kazakhstan that Jewish burials in Chu made during the '40s and '50s have not been preserved. A bus station has been constructed over them. I have no other information about the graves; and I cannot verify what I have been told. [Source: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., [July 2004]
Kazakh Jews have a long history. The 12,000 to 30,000 Jews in Kazakhstan, less than 1% of the population, are mostly Russian speaking Ashkenazi. [January 2010