Jewish presence in Siberia has been sporadically recorded since the 18th century, but established Jewish settlements appeared in the region only in the early 19th century. Russian authorities prohibited Jews from settling in Siberia in 1837, after which time the Jewish population consisted mainly of those who were forcefully sent there.
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