Qırmızı Qəsəbə: a living town, not an open-air museum
The town on the Qudyal river, facing Quba, is one of the very few places outside Israel with a Jewish-majority population.
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Qırmızı Qəsəbə from the hill above the town; Quba lies across the Qudyal riverbed
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Museum of Mountain Jews
Qırmızı Qəsəbə (Quba)
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Mountain Jews Synagogue
Baku
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Six Dome Synagogue
Qırmızı Qəsəbə (Quba)
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Upper Quarter Synagogue (Oğuz)
Oğuz
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Mountain Jews and the Juhuri language
Juhuri is an Iranian language spoken for centuries by the Mountain Jews of the eastern Caucasus.
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Jewish Baku today
Mountain, Ashkenazi and Georgian Jews live in Baku, each community with its own synagogue and traditions.
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Oğuz: the heritage of a small community
The town of Oğuz (formerly Vartashen) preserves two historic synagogues and an old Jewish cemetery.
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Gates of the Upper Quarter Synagogue in Oğuz
White gates with two menorahs at the 1897 synagogue; the current status of the building is unconfirmed.
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Panorama of Qırmızı Qəsəbə
The settlement seen from the hill: houses, the dry bed of the Qudyal river and the town of Quba beyond it.
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Museum of Mountain Jews
The brick facade of the museum building in Qırmızı Qəsəbə, photographed before the exhibition opened.
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The Jerusalem PostPublished:
Rabbi Zamir Isayev speaks in Washington about Jewish life in Baku
At an event in Washington (not in Azerbaijan), the head of Baku’s Sephardic community listed what operates openly: a synagogue, school, kindergarten, mikveh, kosher services and a rabbinical court.
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The Jerusalem PostPublished:
Baku marks Holocaust Remembrance Day
Baku’s Jewish community held a Holocaust remembrance ceremony. The report highlights the rescue of some 55,000 Jews who found refuge in Azerbaijan during the war.
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