Congregation of Georgian Jews

40°44′03″N 73°51′10″W / 40.734243°N 73.852887°W / 40.734243; -73.852887ArchitectureFunded byTamir SapirWebsitecongregationofgeorgianjews.com

The Congregation of Georgian Jews is an Orthodox Jewish synagogue located at 6304 Yellowstone Boulevard, in the Forest Hills neighborhood of Queens in New York City, New York, United States. The members of the congregation are predominately late twentieth century immigrants from the Republic of Georgia.

History

The synagogue building was made possible by a donation^[when?] from Tamir Sapir, a Georgian Jewish philanthropist.^[1][2]

When the Republic of Georgia released a postage stamp honoring the nineteenth century Rabbi Abraam Khvoles, the unveiling ceremony was held at the synagogue by Revaz Adamia, representative of Georgia to the United Nations.^[3]

During the August 2008 Russian invasion of Georgia, U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner held an emergency meeting at the synagogue for the Christian and Jewish Georgian community living in New York. the synagogue is the only large, monumental structure built by Georgians in New York City.^[4]

Clergy

As of 2013^[update], the Senior Rabbi was Avraham Ashville and the Rabbi and youth director was Aharon Chein.^[5]

References

External links

• "Congregation of Georgian Jews official website". Congregation of Georgian Jews. Archived from the original on May 17, 2011.