Congregation of Georgian Jews

{{short description|Orthodox synagogue in Queens, New York}} {{Use mdy dates|date=December 2023}} {{Infobox religious building | building_name = Congregation of Georgian Jews | native_name = | image = Congregation of Georgian Jews 03.jpg | image_upright = 1.4 | caption = Congregation of Georgian Jews synagogue | map_type = New York City | map_size = 250 | map_caption = Location in [[New York City]] | location = 6304 Yellowstone Boulevard, [[Forest Hills, Queens|Forest Hills]], [[Queens, New York|Queens]], [[New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]] | country = United States | geo = {{coord|40.734243|-73.852887|region:US-NY_type:landmark|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | religious_affiliation = [[Orthodox Judaism]] | rite = | region = | province = | territory = | prefecture = | sector = | district = | cercle = | municipality = | consecration_year = | status = [[Synagogue]] | functional_status = Active | heritage_designation = | leadership = {{ubl|Rabbi Avraham Ashville|Rabbi Aharon Chein}} | website = {{url|congregationofgeorgianjews.com}} | architecture = | architect = | architecture_type = | architecture_style = | general_contractor = | facade_direction = | groundbreaking = | year_completed = | construction_cost = | funded_by = [[Tamir Sapir]] | specifications = | capacity = | length = | width = | width_nave = | height_max = | dome_quantity = | dome_height_outer = | dome_height_inner = | dome_dia_outer = | dome_dia_inner = | minaret_quantity = | minaret_height = | spire_quantity = | spire_height = | materials = | nrhp = | added = | refnum = | designated = }} The '''Congregation of Georgian Jews''' is an [[Orthodox Judaism|Orthodox]] [[Jewish]] [[synagogue]] located at 6304 Yellowstone Boulevard, in the [[Forest Hills, Queens|Forest Hills]] neighborhood of [[Queens, New York|Queens]] in [[New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]], United States. The members of the congregation are predominantly late-twentieth-century immigrants from the [[Georgia (country)|Republic of Georgia]].

==History==

The synagogue building was made possible by a donation{{when|date=December 2023}} from [[Tamir Sapir]], a [[Georgian Jews|Georgian Jewish]] [[philanthropist]].<ref>{{cite news |title=UJA's Russian Division to honor Tamir Sapir |work=Real Estate Weekly |date=April 26, 2006 |url= |author= |page= |access-date= }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Queens Jewish Community |url=http://www.kosherqueens.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171125024535/http://www.kosherqueens.com/ |archive-date=2017-11-25 |work=Kosher Queens |date= |access-date= }}</ref>

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]].<ref>{{cite web |author=Farberov, Snejana |url=http://www.ncsj.org/AuxPages/020506DN_Khvoles.shtml |title=Rabbi gets stamp honor; Georgians pay tribute to a leader |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070312135005/http://www.ncsj.org/AuxPages/020506DN_Khvoles.shtml |archive-date=2007-03-12 |work=[[New York Daily News]] |date=February 5, 2006 |access-date= }}</ref>

During the August 2008 Russian invasion of Georgia, U.S. Rep. [[Anthony Weiner]] held an emergency meeting at the synagogue for the [[Christianity|Christian]] and Jewish Georgian community living in New York. the synagogue is the only large, monumental structure built by Georgians in New York City.<ref>{{cite web |author=Brostoff, Marissa |url=http://www.forward.com/articles/13994/ |title=Georgia on Their Mind: Expats Forced To Juggle Dueling Identities |work=[[The Forward]] |date=August 14, 2008 |access-date= }}</ref>

==Clergy== {{As of|2013}}, the Senior Rabbi was Avraham Ashville and the Rabbi and youth director was Aharon Chein.<ref name=rabbis>{{cite web |url=http://congregationofgeorgianjews.com/torah_prayer.html |title=Torah & Prayer |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110813224013/http://congregationofgeorgianjews.com/torah_prayer.html |archive-date=2011-08-13 |work=Congregation of Georgian Jews|date= |access-date=October 28, 2010 }}</ref>

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== {{Commons cat|Congregation of Georgian Jews}} * {{cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110517005929/http://congregationofgeorgianjews.com |title=Congregation of Georgian Jews official website |archive-date=May 17, 2011 |url=http://congregationofgeorgianjews.com/ |work=Congregation of Georgian Jews |date= |access-date= }}

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