The Russian soldier took the last drag of his Marlboro Light, scanned the crowd of Georgian police huddling about 20 yards away and threw the butt in their direction. He slung his rifle over his ...

A former warehouse houses a church, synagogue and mosque. Leaders hope it will cultivate a non-Orthodox Georgian Jewish community. TBILISI, Georgia (JTA) — A shofar blast, church bells and a Muslim ...

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The Jewish Agency for Israel, through its office in Tbilisi, Georgia, coordinated the evacuation Saturday (Aug. 9) of 200 Jews from the city of Gori, adjacent to the war-torn region of South Ossetia, ...

TBILISI, Georgia — In the ancient land of khachapuri cheese bread and famous qvevri wine fermented in earthenware vessels, Danny Licht now offers a rival ethnic delicacy: falafel. Three years ago, the ...

79-year-old Rivka Rosa, whose home was virtually destroyed in the recent attacks in Gori, Georgia was discovered by JDC's rescue team after days of searching. Found huddled in her kitchen--the only ...

TBILISI, Georgia (JTA) — A shofar blast, church bells and a Muslim call to prayer opened the Sunday service at the Peace Cathedral in Tbilisi, Georgia on a warm June day. There was incense, ritual ...