The History of the Jews in Armenia dates back almost 2,000 years. In the 1st century BC, Armenian monarch, Tigranes the Great retreated from Palestine and brought with him 10,000 Jews. In the early 19th century, however, Jews began arriving in Armenia from Poland and Iran, creating Ashkenazic and Sephardic communities in Yerevan. More Jews moved to Armenia during its period as a Soviet republic finding more tolerance in the area than in Russia or Ukraine. After World War II, the Jewish population rose to approximately 5,000. However, with the dissolution of the Soviet Union many have left due to inadequate services and today the country's Jewish population has shrunk to 750. Despite the small numbers, a high intermarriage rate and relative isolation, a lot of enthusiasm exists to help the community meet its needs. ^[1] There are many noteworthy Armenians with full or partial Jewish ancestry among the Armenian diaspora, including Garry Kasparov, World Chess Champion from 1985 to 1991. (2nd millennium BC - 1st millennium BC - 1st millennium) The 1st century BC started on January 1, 100 BC and ended on December 31, 1 BC. An alternative name for this century is the last century BC. The AD/BC notation does not use a year zero. ... Coin of Tigranes II. The Greek inscription reads ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΤΙΓΡΑΝΟΥ ([coin] of King Tigranes). Tigranes the Greats Empire Tigranes the Great (Armenian: Տիգրան Õ„Õ¥Õ®) (ruled 95 BCE-55 BCE) (also called Tigranes II and sometimes Tigranes I and also known to be called Tigranes Karapietyan) was a king of Armenia. ... Palestine (Hebrew: , Palestina; Arabic: ‎ FilastÄ«n or FalastÄ«n) is one of several names for the geographic region between the Mediterranean Sea and the banks of the Jordan River with various adjoining lands. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... Yerevan (Armenian: ÔµÖ€Õ¥Ö‚Õ¡Õ¶ or ÔµÖ€Ö‡Õ¡Õ¶; sometimes written as Erevan; former names include Erebuni and Erivan) (population: 1,088,300 (2004 estimate) [1]) is the largest city and capital of Armenia. ... State motto: ÕŠÖ€Õ¸Õ¬Õ¥Õ¿Õ¡Ö€Õ¶Õ¥Ö€ Õ¢Õ¸Õ¬Õ¸Ö€ Õ¥Ö€Õ¯Ö€Õ¶Õ¥Ö€Õ«, միացեք! (Workers of the world, unite!) Official language None. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, the use of images on this page may require cleanup, involving adjustment of image placement, formatting, size, or other adjustments. ... Armenian diaspora map. ... Garry Kasparov Garry Kimovich Kasparov (Russian: Га́рри Ки́мович Каспа́ров. IPA: ; (born April 13, 1963) is a chess grandmaster and former World Chess Champion. ... The World Chess Championship is played to determine the World Champion in the board game chess. ... This article is about the year. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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See also

• Armenian Quarter
• Armenian-Israeli relations