Alexander Mashkevich: why Jews return to Birobidzhan
Alexander Mashkevich was born in Kyrgyzstan. During the existence of the USSR, this state was called the Kyrgyz SSR. His father, Anton Azarievich Mashkevich was a Lithuanian Karaite by origin. Mother Rachel Yoffe – then a well-known lawyer in the country – was of Jewish origin. A world-famous entrepreneur and tycoon considers himself a Jew…