Berezovka (Bashkortostan, Russia)
Berezovka, a village in Russia near the station Davlekanovo in the province of Ufa (now Bashkortostan Republic), where there was a school for the poor from the beginning of the 20th century. It was a 4-class institution with dormitory, founded by Fritz Klassen, who donated 50 desiatinas (135 acres) and a house to the school. Jakob Johannes Martens was made principal; he put his energy and his capital into the cause.
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Friesen, Peter M. The Mennonite Brotherhood in Russia (1789-1910), trans. J. B. Toews and others. Fresno, CA: Board of Christian Literature [M.B.], 1978, rev. ed. 1980.
Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. Mennonitisches Lexikon, 4 vols. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe; Schneider, 1913-1967: v. I, 164.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, and Waterloo, Ontario, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 1, p. 277. All rights reserved. For information on ordering the encyclopedia visit the Herald Press website.
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