Religious community
Baku Religious Community of European Jews
Baku’s Ashkenazi Jewish community; affiliated with the World Jewish Congress and the Euro-Asian Jewish Congress.
Organizations
Organizations
Religious communities, cultural and welfare organizations — each described and linked to its public sources.
Religious community
Religious Community of Mountain Jews of Baku
Sephardic community led by Rabbi Zamir Isayev: synagogue, school, kindergarten, mikveh, kosher services and a rabbinical court (per the rabbi, JPost, 2026).
Official website not confirmed Mountain Jews Synagogue
Education
Jews of Azerbaijan (Chabad)
Cultural organization registered in 2002; supports the Ohr Avner school, runs holiday programmes and seminars, and helps those in need.
Official website not confirmed Ohr Avner Chabad Day School
Culture
Museum of Mountain Jews
Museum in Qırmızı Qəsəbə with an exhibition, a virtual tour and programmes on Mountain Jewish heritage.
Welfare
JDC / Hesed Gershon
Welfare for elderly people and families (food, medicine, homecare), a day centre and family camps; active in Baku, Quba, Ganja, Oğuz and Sumgait.
International
STMEGI Foundation
International Mountain Jewish foundation and news portal covering communities, including Azerbaijan.
Source: stmegi.com (opens in a new tab)
International
Euro-Asian Jewish Congress
Regional umbrella of Jewish communities; publishes a profile and news on Azerbaijan’s community.
Source: eajc.org (opens in a new tab)
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