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F. Hordet
Jewish school in Bukhara
1880s
Albumen print
Russian Museum of Ethnography
Number: ??? 5465-1
LL/112565
Curatorial description (Accessed: 6 August 2021)
A group of boys and girls near the school building.
The Jews lived in the city of Bukhara separate from the Moslems in three quarters, or makhallas: Makhalla-i-Kukhna (Old Makhalla), Makhalla-i-Nav (New Makhalla), and Amirobod (Emir’s Town). By the beginning of the 20th century, Bukhara had about 8,000 Jews (12% of the city's population).
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