Tobol'sk. 58°12' N 68°16' E, 1155.4 miles ENE of Moskva at the confluence of the Tobol and Irtysh Rivers. historic capital of Siberia. Population: 99,694 (2010 Census);.
Early Jewish community of Tobols'k: "In addition to merchants, Jewish political and administrative exiles were among the first settlers of these towns. Jews began to set up communities throughout Siberia. The first reference to the Jewish community of Tobols'k dates from 1813. The document mentions the establishment of a Hevra Kadisha, and of a separate Jewish cemetery and praying house. In 1816, a Jewish merchant called Preisman donated 10.000 rubles in gold for the building of a Russian Orthodox church. Consequently, he was permitted to settle in the town along with his entire family and to open a synagogue for the needs of the local Jewish community. The newly established Jewish communities of Siberia had enough members to ensure the preservation of the Jewish traditional way of life; every Jew was free to study the Torah and the Talmud."
- Wikipedia. [Apr 2014]
- Forced settlement of Jews in Siberia [Apr 2014]
- Sibera in Jewish Virtual Library [Apr 2014]
- map [Apr 2014]
- gravestone photos with names and dates [Apr 2014]