The Ashkenazi Synagogue (also called the Little Synagogue or the Beit Rachel Synagogue) is a synagogue located on Kozhevenny Lane (Kote Afkhazi 28), Tbilisi, Georgia.
| Ashkenazi Synagogue of Tbilisi | |
|---|---|
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Judaism |
| Location | |
| Geographic coordinates | 41°41′34″N 44°48′23″E / 41.692703°N 44.806291°E |
| Architecture | |
| Date established | 1900s-1910s 2009 (rebuilt) |
| Destroyed | 1991 |
History edit
The synagogue was built in the early 1900s[1] or 1910s[2] for the city's Ashkenazi Jewish population. Attendance rates declined after the establishment of Bolshevik rule in Georgia and the suppression of religion that accompanied it. The building was destroyed during the 1991 Racha earthquake. The Ashkenazi Synagogue was rebuilt in 2009 by the Euro-Asian Jewish Congress headed by Alexander Mashkevitch.[1][3]
Synagogue edit
The Ashkenazi Synagogue has two mikvehs, one for men and one for women.[4] The building is a 2-story trapezoidal structure. They have separate entrances for men and women. The Torah ark, located in the lower hall, is around 150 years old and has seven Sephardic and two Ashkenazi Torah scrolls.[1]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c Admini (2022-09-24). "Synagogue "Beit Rachel" in Tbilisi". Notes about Georgia. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
- ^ kehilalinks.jewishgen.org https://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/tbilisi/synagogues.htm. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Tbilissi - jewish heritage, history, synagogues, museums, areas and sites to visit". JGuide Europe. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
- ^ "Synagogues in Georgia • Chabad House Tbilisi". Chabad House Tbilisi. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
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