The Gruzim are The word Jew ( Hebrew (עברית [‘Ivrit]) Spoken in: Israel Region: Israel and other countries Total speakers: Over 6 million (as all Israeli Jewish citizens as well as its Arabs speak it) Ranking: not in top 100 Genetic classification: Afro-Asiatic  Semitic   Central... Jews from the nation of Georgia ( Georgian (ქართული) Spoken in: Georgia, Iran, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Russia Region: Europe, Asia Total speakers: 6.6 million Ranking: Not in top 100 Genetic classification: Caucasian  South Caucasian   Georgian Official status Official language of: Georgia Regulated by: - Language codes ISO 639... Georgia, in the The Caucasus is a region in A map showing Southwest Asia - The term Middle East is more often used to refer to both Southwest Asia and some North African countries Southwest Asia, or West Asia, is the southwestern part of Asia. Geographers that were annoyed with the ambiguity of the... Caucasus. The word Gruzim comes from the Russian (русский язык) Spoken in: The Russian Federation ( Russian (русский язык) Spoken in: Russia and many other countries Region: Eastern Europe and Asia Total speakers: 280 million Ranking: 4-7 Genetic classification... Russian term Грузинские еврэя (Gruzinskie Yevreya, i.e., "Georgian Jews"). The Georgian (ქართული) Spoken in: Georgia, Iran, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Russia Region: Europe, Asia Total speakers: 6.6 million Ranking: Not in top 100 Genetic classification: Caucasian  South Caucasian   Georgian Official status Official language of: Georgia Regulated by: - Language codes ISO 639-1... Georgian name for the community is Huria (ჰურია) or Ebraeli.

Population

The Gruzim have traditionally lived separately, not only from the surrounding Georgians are one of the most ancient peoples of the world. Georgians are one of the Ibero-Caucasian peoples. More than 4 million Georgians (Kartveli eri or Kartvelebi in Georgian) live in Georgia (about 84% of the population), but there are also: about 1,5 million in Turkey (historical Georgian... Georgian people, but even from the This article is about the Ashkenazi Jews. For the Russian pianist, see Vladimir Davidovich Ashkenazy (sometimes transliterated Ashkenazi) (Russian: Влади́мир А́шкенази) (born July 6, 1937), is a conductor and pianist. He was born in... Ashkenazi community in View of Tiflis from the Grounds of Saint David Church, ca. 1907-1915. By Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii Tbilisi (Georgian თბილისი) or sometimes Tiflis is the capital city of country called Georgia, located on the Kura (Mtkvari) river. The city has more than 1... Tbilisi.

The community, which numbered about 100,000 as recently as the These pages contain the trends of millennia and centuries. The individual century pages contain lists of decades and years. See history for different organizations of historical events. See Calendar and List of calendars for other groupings of years. For earlier time periods see cosmological timeline, geologic timescale, evolutionary timeline, pleistocene... 1970s, has largely emigrated to For other uses, see Israel (disambiguation). The State of Israel (Hebrew: מדינת ישראל, translit.: Medinat Yisrael; Arabic: دولة اسرائيل, translit.: Daulat Israil) is a country in the Middle East on the... Israel, The Republic of Austria ( German (Deutsch) Spoken in: Germany, Switzerland, Austria, and 38 other countries. Region: Europe Total speakers: 120 million Ranking: 9 Genetic classification: Indo-European  Germanic   West Germanic    Old High German    Middle High German    Modern German... Austria, the This article is on the country in North America. For other uses, see United States may refer to: The United States of America, a country in North America. The SS United States, the fastest ocean liner ever built. The USS United States, a never-built aircraft carrier. The United Mexican... United States, The Russian Federation ( Russian (русский язык) Spoken in: The Russian Federation ( Russian (русский язык) Spoken in: Russia and many other countries Region: Eastern Europe and Asia Total speakers: 280 million Ranking: 4... Russia and For other uses, see Belgium is: a country in Europe, see United States: Belgium, Illinois Belgium, Wisconsin Belgium (town), Wisconsin Belgium Township, Minnesota Belgium, West Virginia a curse word in the radio series and US version of The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. Brussels, the capital of Belgium, is also... Belgium. As of 2004 is a This is a calendar for any leap year starting on Thursday (dominical letter DC), e.g. 2004. January February March Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 1 2 3 1 2 3... 2004, only about 10-20,000 Gruzim remain in Georgia.

Language

The traditional language of the Gruzim is Gruzinic (also called Judæo-Georgian), a variant of Georgian (ქართული) Spoken in: Georgia, Iran, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Russia Region: Europe, Asia Total speakers: 6.6 million Ranking: Not in top 100 Genetic classification: Caucasian  South Caucasian   Georgian Official status Official language of: Georgia Regulated by: - Language codes ISO 639-1... Georgian, characterized by a large number of Hebrew (עברית [‘Ivrit]) Spoken in: Israel Region: Israel and other countries Total speakers: Over 6 million (as all Israeli Jewish citizens as well as its Arabs speak it) Ranking: not in top 100 Genetic classification: Afro-Asiatic  Semitic   Central    ... Hebrew A loanword (or a borrowing) is a word taken in by one language from another. The word loanword itself is a calque of the German (Deutsch) Spoken in: Germany, Switzerland, Austria, and 38 other countries. Region: Europe Total speakers: 120 million Ranking: 9 Genetic classification: Indo-European  Germanic  ... loanwords, and written using either the The Georgian alphabet is the script currently used to write the Georgian language and occasionally other languages of the Caucasus. The modern alphabet has thirty-three letters. Originally it had more, but some letters (lavender cells in the tables below) have become obsolete. Letters ა ბ გ დ ე ვ... Georgian alphabet or This article is mainly about Hebrew letters. For Hebrew diacritical marks, see niqqud (for the vowel points) and cantillation. The Hebrew alphabet is a set of 22 letters used for writing the Hebrew language. It is has also been used in mildly adapted forms for writing several languages of the... Hebrew alphabet. Besides speaking Judæo-Georgian, the Gruzim speak the languages of the peoples surrounding them. In Georgia, these include Georgian and Russian (русский язык) Spoken in: The Russian Federation ( Russian (русский язык) Spoken in: Russia and many other countries Region: Eastern Europe and Asia Total speakers: 280 million Ranking: 4-7 Genetic classification... Russian. In Belgium, French (Français) Spoken in: The French Republic or France ( French (Fran ais) Spoken in: France and 53 other countries Region: Europe Total speakers: 128 million Ranking: 11 Genetic classification: Indo-European  Italic   Romance    Italo-Western     Western   ... French, in the United States, The word English can mean: The people of England as an ethnic group. From or related to England (or erroneously, though commonly used, the United Kingdom) The English language, which may also mean African American Vernacular English American English Australian English British English Canadian English Caribbean English Hiberno-English Indian... English, and in Israel, Hebrew.

History

The Gruzim are among the most ancient communities of the Expulsion of the Jews in the Reign of the Emperor Hadrian (A.D. 135): How Heraclius turned the Jews out of Jerusalem.--Fac-simile of a Miniature in the Histoire des Empereurs, Manuscript of the Fifteenth Century, in the Library of the Arsenal, Paris. Jewish diaspora (Hebrew: Tefutzah, or Galut... Jewish diaspora, although the exact dates of their arrival are the subject of some disagreement. The various claims are that they arrived:

• Following the This article concerns the ancient Mesopotamian kingdom. For the modern-day peoples in northern Iraq and neighboring areas, see Assyrian. Ancient Mesopotamia Euphrates – Tigris Assyriology Cities / Empires Sumer: Uruk – Ur – Eridu Kish – Lagash – Nippur Akkadian Empire: Agade Babylon – Isin – Susa Assyria: Assur –... Assyrian destruction of the Northern The Kingdom of Israel (Hebrew מַלְכוּת יִשְׂרָאֵל, Standard Hebrew Malḫut Yisraʾel, Tiberian Hebrew Malḵûṯ Yiśrāʾēl) according to the Bible, was the nation... Kingdom of Israel in Centuries: 9th century BC - 8th century BC - 7th century BC Decades: 820s BC 810s BC 800s BC 790s BC 780s BC - 770s BC - 760s BC 750s BC 740s BC 730s BC 720s BC Events and Trends 778 BC - Agamestor, King of Athens dies after a reign of 17 years and... 770 BCE.
• Fleeing Nebuchadnezzar was the name of several kings of Babylonia. Nebuchadnezzar I Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon, tThe best known of these kings was , who conquered Syria and Palestine and increased the splendor of his capital, Babylon. In wine circles, a nebuchadnezzar is an oversized champagne bottle, which holds 15 litres (20... Nebuchadnezzar’s Ancient Mesopotamia Euphrates – Tigris Assyriology Cities / Empires Sumer: Uruk – Ur – Eridu Kish – Lagash – Nippur Akkadian Empire: Agade Babylon – Isin – Susa Assyria: Assur – Nineveh Nuzi – Nimrud Babylonia – Chaldea – Elam – Amorites Hurrians – Mitanni – Kassites Chronology Kings of Sumer... Babylonian armies around 586 BCE.
• Following the destruction of the Artists impression of the Second Temple Destroyed The Second Temple was the reconstructed Temple in Jerusalem which stood between 515 BC and 70 CE. During this time, it was the center of Jewish worship, which focused on the sacrifices known as the korbanot. The first Temple was destroyed when... Second Temple by The Roman Empire is not the Holy Roman Empire (843-1806). Roman Empire between AD 60 and 400 with major cities. During this time only Dacia and Mesopotamia were added to the Empire but were lost before 300. The Roman Empire is the term conventionally used to describe the Roman... Roman armies in the (1st century BC - 1st century - 2nd century - other centuries) The 1st century was that century which lasted from 1 to 99. Contents // 1 Events 2 Significant persons 3 Inventions, discoveries, introductions 4 Decades and years Events Beginning of Christianity Spread of the Roman Empire Masoretes adds vowel pointings to the... first century.

Some other sources give other dates, but none later than the (1st century - 2nd century - 3rd century - other centuries) Contents // 1 Events 2 Significant persons 3 Inventions, discoveries, introductions 4 Decades and years Events Roman Empire governed by the Five Good Emperors (96–180) – Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antoninus Pius, Marcus Aurelius. The kingdom of Aksum emerges. Significant persons Cai... second century C.E. It is entirely possible that the community is an amalgam of refugees from all of these historical calamities.

External link

• Jewish life in Georgia from Canadian Jewish News (http://www.cjnews.com/viewarticle.asp?id=1840)
• Jewish Community of Tbilisi (http://www.bh.org.il/Communities/Archive/Tbilisi.asp)

Resource

• Caucasus article in the Jewish Encyclopedia (http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=279&letter=C)