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The Jews of Georgia: A Diverse and Ancient Community in the Caucasus
Sunday, June 28
Please note that the times are different from our usual schedule!
USA 9:00 am PT / 12:00 pm ET
UK 5:00 pm / France 6:00 pm / Israel 7:00 pm
The talk will last approximately 90 minutes
About this talk
Travel with us to the Caucasus Mountains and discover a diverse Jewish world that once spoke Georgian, Yiddish, Ladino, and Juhuri. These languages were used by Georgia's Jewish communities, making the country one of the most distinctive places in the Jewish world.
Prior to Georgia's annexation by the Russian Empire in 1801, and later its incorporation into the USSR, the 2,600-year history of the Georgian Jews was marked by largely peaceful coexistence with their neighbors and significant integration into Georgian culture.
Once numbering as many as 100,000, the Georgian Jewish population today comprises only a few thousand people, following major waves of emigration to Israel, the United States, and Belgium.
About Lasha
Lasha Shakulashvili is a Georgian scholar specializing in lesser-known Jewish communities across the Caucasus, Central Asia, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia. Educated in Georgia, Israel, the United Kingdom, and Sweden, he currently teaches Yiddish language and culture at Tbilisi State University.
Lasha is the founder of Jewish Storytelling, an educational initiative dedicated to sharing the histories, languages, and cultural heritage of Jewish communities through lectures, courses, field research, and storytelling. His research has taken him to Georgia, Armenia, Oman, India, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Vietnam, and Malaysia. Lasha works in Georgian, English, Russian, Hebrew, Yiddish, and Latvian.
RECORDING INFORMATION
This talk will be recorded and shared with registrants the day after.
It will be available for 3 days, and 7 days for members.
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You will be asked to select one of these options:
General admission - $18
Supported admission - $9
Sponsor this talk - $36
With your contribution, you will also be donating to the Yiddish Theater of Tbilisi, whose crew includes actors with Jewish, Georgian, and Armenian heritage.
