Additionally, since 1940, when Jewish schools were closed in Central Asia, the use of the Hebrew Alphabet outside Hebrew liturgy fell into disuse and Bukharian Jewish publications such as books and newspapers began to appear using the Tajik Cyrillic Alphabet.
Selain itu, sejak tahun 1940, ketika sekolah-sekolah Yahudi ditutup di Asia Tengah, penggunaan abjad Ibrani di luar liturgi Ibrani jatuh ke dalam penggunaan yang tidak digunakan dan publikasi Yahudi Bukharian seperti buku-buku dan surat kabar mulai bermunculan mennggunakan huruf alfabetik Tajik.