Jewish Autonomous Region

Ok, I am in a bit of shock. I was perusing the Corner and I found mention of the Jewish Autonomous Region that exists in Siberia. John Derbyshire was commenting on an article that brought this up as a response to the Iranian president's statements earlier this week. I had never heard of this and am in shock. It was set up by the USSR and is still in full effect. I will comment more on this later.....