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Great Synagogue of Akhaltsikhe

The Great Synagogue, built in 1863, is located in Akhaltsikhe. This Georgian rite synagogue was extensively renovated in 2012 and now features a beautiful interior of painted wood. After the said renovation approximately 400 Jews used to go there to pray. Every patronymic had their place for praying. This building is built in neo-classical style and is made of stone. Today the building is used as a synagogue, which is part of the Jewish quarter and has national importance. It also has a status of Cultural monument given by the “Ministry of Culture and Sports of Georgia”. Partly used as a museum where the portraits of the generations of Rabbis who have officiated, it is open in summer for tourists, mainly Israeli, who come to visit the region.
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Akhaltsikhe Synagogue

The Akhaltsikhe Synagogue of the Georgian Jews, built in 1902, is located on Guramishvili Street. It consists of two large halls - the upper hall which has a women's gallery and is sumptuously decorated with geometrical motifs. The spacious lower hall is used by men for daily prayer services and has no section for women. This building is built in neo-classical style and is made of stone. The shrine isn’t active now; it was closed in 1952, by the government of the Soviet Union. After the death of Stalin Jews asked for a permit to get the synagogue back but they could manage to return only the one built in 1986. The one built in 1902 went through many re-decorations; it was used as a movie theatre, a library, a house of culture, a billiard room and a boxing hall.
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Jewish Graveyard of Atskuri

The Jewish Graveyard in Atskuri is preserved and located on the banks of the Mtkvari. The cemetery was fenced in 1957 by Jews from Akhaltsikhe. The cemetery is no longer active, but it is maintained by local Georgian Jew. Jews rarely come from Israel to visit the graves of their ancestors.
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Atskuri

Atskuri, located on the bank of river Mtkvari, is a village in the Samtskhe-Javakheti region; it is the center of the village community. After Akhaltsikhe, Atskuri is the place where one of the largest Jewish communities is located. Historians assume that Jews came to Samtskhe-Javakheti from Byzantine. According to the historians, Jews experienced discrimination from locals of Atskuri, which was the reason why approximately 80 families moved to Akhaltsikhe. You can find Jewish Graveyard fragments in this village.
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Akhaltsikhe Jewish Graveyard

Akhaltsikhe is a multinational area in southern Georgia. The Jewish Graveyard is preserved even though there are practically no Jews left in the town. The Graveyard itself is surrounded by a high stone fence and it is under protection. There are tombs in Akhaltsikhe Graveyard that date back to the 17th century and are one of the oldest ones in Georgia.
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