Community in Georgia – World Jewish Congress

Georgian Jews maintained Jewish tradition better than most former Soviet Jewish communities, and Jewish religious knowledge is considerably higher than in other former Soviet republics. There are synagogues in Tbilisi, Kutaisi, Batumi, Gori, Oni, Surai, Akhaltsikhe, and several other communities, including those in which only a minority of Jews remain. Currently, the Rabbi of the Ashkenazi synagogue, Avi Melekh Rosenblatt, serves as the Chief Rabbi of Georgia. In Tbilisi there is a mikveh and a shochet.