Congregation of Georgian Jews

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.

Congregation of Georgian Jews
Congregation of Georgian Jews synagogue
Religion
Affiliation	Orthodox Judaism
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Synagogue
Leadership	Rabbi Avraham Ashville Rabbi Aharon Chein
Status	Active
Location
Location	6304 Yellowstone Boulevard, Forest Hills, Queens, New York City, New York
Country	United States
Location in New York City
Coordinates	40°44′03″N 73°51′10″W
Architecture
Funded by	Tamir Sapir
Website
congregationofgeorgianjews.com

History

The synagogue building was made possible by a donation^[when?] 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

As of 2013^[update], the Senior Rabbi was Avraham Ashville and the Rabbi and youth director was Aharon Chein.^[5]