Synagogue in Yerevan , Armenia

recorded in july 2008

The Jewish community of Armenia dates back almost 2,000 years. Many historians date the arrival of the first Jewish settlement in Armenia back to the destruction of the First Temple. During the conquest of King Tigranes II the Great, Tigranes brought with him 10,000 Jewish captives to Armenia when he retreated from Palestine, because of the Roman attack on Armenia (69 B.C.E.). By 360-370 C.E., there was a massive increase in Jewish Hellenistic immigration into Armenia; many Armenian towns became predominately Jewish. During this period, however, the Persian Shapur II began deporting thousands of Jews to Iran.

Halakhic studies never prospered in Armenia, although there are a few references to the region in Jewish Hellenistic sources. During Medieval times, most of Armenian Jewry vanished as a distinct entity in the region, although many historians believe they became a part of the Kurdish Jewry. There is an ancient Jewish cemetery located in the region of Vayots Dzor, in the city of Eghegis, south and west of Yerevan. There are more than 40 tombstones dating back to the 13th century, 16 tombstones with Hebrew and Aramaic inscriptions.

Jews from Poland and Persia first began arriving in Armenia in the early 19th century. Since 1840, Jewish settlers established both Ashkenazic and Sephardic communities in Yerevan. Up to 1924, the Sephardic synagogue, Shiek Mordechai, was a leading institution among the Jewish community.

Jewish Community Center Mordechai Navi
Nar-Dosa str. 23
Yerevan, Armenia 375018
Tel.: (3741) 57-19-68; 57-16-77; 52-62-58

http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/vjw/armenia.html

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[Armboy100]

@Ricard0Jacque Тhat place exists in Yerevan, I've been there. Just like there is Armenian community in Israel, there is Jewish community (for many centuries) in Armenia. And there's nothing wrong with it!

[MEDZHAYK]

Burn this satanic house !

zionists go out from my land armenia !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ISRAEL AND ALL SIONISTS IS THE ENNEMY OF ARMENIANS

FUCK SIONISTS AND FUCK TURKS PIGS

[Ramil851]

здесь дайже крисы на дожывутса а вы как здесь жывете ))) ебаны врот ахуеть хуже чем бомжы

[YaakovSarafian]

Am Israel Chai!!!

Yerkar Kyank Hria Joxovrdin!!

Long Life to the Jewish people!!!

[aram1fedayJAN]

GO OUT FOR ARMENIA FUCKING FREEMACONS AND PEDOPHILES

JEWS ARE POISON FOR ARMENIAN NATION.

[gerinios]

BURN THE SATANIC HOUSES!!!!

ARMENIANS BE CAREFUL!!! THEY ARE YOUR BIGGEST GENOCIDE ENNEMIES!!! THEY ARE THE CREATORS OF ARMENIAN AND GREEK GENOCIDES FROM 1914 TO 1922!!!

REMOVE THE CANCER BEFORE IT EATS YOU!!!!

[Elinitsam]

Odd how there's no Armenian language anywhere on that synagogue?

[alexgotti1]

arminnia and isreal are friends , islam=evil

[AraxyIshkhanian]

@TURUKKUs Get a life that was Dasknak dangalakh, Tashnag were against it MALAKA. Read some books, maybe that's why you people cleaned rich Armenian people's toilet before the genocide because you are dumb while Armenians and Jews are smart.

[Ricard0Jacque]

there is something in turkish on the lower right corner of the video. Turkish garbage....

There is no such place in Yerevan. Turks, you are garbagoids, not even mongoloids.