Congregation of Georgian Jews explained

Building Name:Congregation of Georgian Jews
Image Upright:1.4
Map Type:New York City
Map Size:250
Location:6304 Yellowstone Boulevard, Forest Hills, Queens, New York City, New York
Country:United States
Geo:40.7342°N -73.8529°W
Religious Affiliation:Orthodox Judaism
Status:Synagogue
Functional Status:Active
Funded By:Tamir Sapir

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 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

, the Senior Rabbi was Avraham Ashville and the Rabbi and youth director was Aharon Chein.[5]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: UJA's Russian Division to honor Tamir Sapir . Real Estate Weekly . April 26, 2006 .
  2. Web site: Queens Jewish Community . https://web.archive.org/web/20171125024535/http://www.kosherqueens.com/ . 2017-11-25 . Kosher Queens .
  3. Web site: Farberov, Snejana . Rabbi gets stamp honor; Georgians pay tribute to a leader . https://web.archive.org/web/20070312135005/http://www.ncsj.org/AuxPages/020506DN_Khvoles.shtml . 2007-03-12 . . February 5, 2006 .
  4. Web site: Brostoff, Marissa . Georgia on Their Mind: Expats Forced To Juggle Dueling Identities . . August 14, 2008 .
  5. Web site: Torah & Prayer . https://web.archive.org/web/20110813224013/http://congregationofgeorgianjews.com/torah_prayer.html . 2011-08-13 . Congregation of Georgian Jews. October 28, 2010 .