Quiz: A Tuba, an Archives Pact and a Samarkand Centenary. How Well Did You Follow This Week’s Bukharian News?

Test what you know about this week’s stories from the Bukharian Jewish community in Queens, Israel and Central Asia. Every answer comes from the reports linked below. 1. Singer Avraham Tolmasov says a Samarkand music school assigned him which instrument? A. Violin B. Doira C. Tuba D. Piano 2. Which Israeli institution signed a cooperation memorandum this month with Uzbekistan’s Uzarkhiv agency? A. The National Library of Israel B. The Israel State Archives C. Yad Vashem D. The Ben-Zvi Institute 3. Hai Davidov, starring in “A Lesson in Love” at Queens Theatre on Nov. 1, co-founded which Bukharian Jewish theater company? A. Handa-Handa B. Habima C. Gesher D. Shashmaqam Ensemble 4. Ramla’s young talent festival, held for Aliyah Day 2026, is in which consecutive year? A. 5th B. 12th C. 21st D. 30th 5. What subject did Yuri Zakharovich Nektalov teach in Samarkand’s Jewish quarter? A. History B. Physics C. Literature D. Music 6. Nisim Mosheev, remembered on his 100th birth anniversary, was director of which Samarkand school? A. School No. 3 B. School No. 23 C. School No. 25 D. School No. 26 7. How many young congregants attend Kanisoi Kalon’s Tuesday chavruta, according to the synagogue’s report? A. 5 to 10 B. 25 to 30 C. 60 to 70 D. More than 100 Answers 1 – C. The tuba. He told The Bukharian Times he played it for about six months before leaving the school. 2 – B. The Israel State Archives, represented by chief archivist Ruth Avramovich, according to UzDaily. Uzarkhiv signed an earlier agreement with Yad Vashem in 2022. 3 – A. Handa-Handa, according to The Bukharian Times. 4 – C. Its 21st year, according to Bucharim.com. 5 – B. Physics, according to a former student’s remembrance in The Bukharian Times. 6 – B. School No. 23. He earlier rose through the ranks at School No. 25. 7 – B. 25 to 30 on Tuesdays; the Saturday session draws 30 to 40. Some answers were translated from Russian and Hebrew by Bukharian Jewish Post. Sources: The Bukharian Times, Tolmasov interview, Oct. 29, 2026; UzDaily, Oct. 23, 2026; The Bukharian Times, “A Lesson in Love,” Oct. 29, 2026; Bucharim.com, Oct. 28, 2026 (in Hebrew); The Bukharian Times, Nektalov remembrance (in Russian); The Bukharian Times, Mosheev remembrance (in Russian); The Bukharian Times, Kanisoi Kalon report (in Russian).