On the 28th of the Jewish month of Iyar (this year is 2d July), the Jewish people celebrate the reunification of Jerusalem, which took place on 7th June, 1967.

This is a special day for all Jewish people. On the 14th May, 1948, the state of Israel was proclaimed. Jerusalem became the capital. However, during the first 19 years of the formation of Israel’s independence, Jerusalem was divided, and its eastern part, where the main Jewish shrine, the Eastern Wall (Wailing Wall), was located, was under Jordan’s control.

And only in the 67th year, for the first time in two thousand years, Jerusalem became a united city, the Jews got access to the Old City and the Wailing Wall and therefore this day became a symbol of historical justice. Today, Jerusalem is a modern, fast-growing city with a huge historical heritage.

Peace, prosperity, great success and prosperity of Georgia and the Georgian people. In recent years, Georgia has become a favorite vacation spot for Jews around the world, which has led to a special rapprochement between the Georgian and Jewish peoples.

Within a few years, the people of Georgia achieved great success in building a sovereign state. The well-being of the Georgian people, the standard of living in the country and the prestige of Georgia in the international arena are growing every year.

We are hopeful that Israel and Georgia and the peoples of these countries will follow the path of continuous development and strengthening of our relations on a sustainable and progressive basis.

On the May 23th, in the Verkhovna Rada a draft resolution was registered on the transfer of the Embassy of Ukraine to the State of Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.

Almost 70 deputies, representing almost all parliamentary factions of the Ukrainian parliament, came up with the initiative on the Resolution. Among them are Vadim Rabinovich, Borislav Bereza, Yuriy Bereza, Alexander Bryginets, Anton Gerashchenko, Alexey Goncharenko, Alexander Granovsky, Mikhail Dobkin, Igor Lutsenko, Georgy Logvinsky, Sergey Kaplin, Nikolai Kniazhitsky, Borislav Rozenblat, Alkesander Feldman and others.

The EAJC expresses confidence that such a friendly step as the transfer of the embassy to Jerusalem will serve to strengthen relations between countries and peoples in all areas of cooperation. The EAJC hopes that the Verkhovna Rada will consider the initiative of the deputies in the near future to take a positive decision on it.

May 19th, in Karaganda, in the synagogue “Chabad Lubavich Karaganda”, the opening ceremony of “Mikvah Israel” was held. Mikvah was built in memory of Israel ben Meir Grynshpun, a businessman and philanthropist, father of Emmanuel Grinshpun,  who assisted the Jews of the diaspora.

The ceremony was attended by the Vice-President of the Euro-Asian Jewish Congress Emmanuel Grinshpun, Ambassador of the State of Israel to the Republic of Kazakhstan Liat Vekselman and others Dear guests.

Mikva was built with the support of the Vice-President of the Euro-Asian Jewish Congress, Emmanuel Grynshpun and the Keren Mikvaos Foundation.

19th – 21th May with the support of the Euro-Asian Jewish Congress, in Odessa, will be the 13th “Intellectual Wars 2019” festival.

Hillel’s Intellectual Wars is an unique educational project, was born in Odessa in 2007. The Hillel’s teams from the CASE region, Odessa’s Jewish organizations and teams from other cities and countries participate in the International Intellectual Games Tournament.

This year about 120 students from Ukraine, Moldova, Belarus, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Poland, Israel and Russia will take part in the “Intellectual Wars”.

Representatives from Israel, Poland and the United States joined the teams from Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova and Russia.

Every year the level of the organization of the festival, the preparation of participants, the complexity of the questions become more and more quality. Besides various innovations, the festivals have become thematic. The theme of these festival – “Between the legendary lines.”

All participants will compete in knowledge of world and Jewish literature and can to know more about «Jewish» Odessa.

The delegation of the Euro-Asian Jewish Congress took part in the opening ceremony of a new Jewish school in Tbilisi. The Euro-Asian Jewish Congress provided most of the total project value of $ 2.2 million.

The complex, which covers an area of ​​more than 3,700 square meters, was opened on May 2, and in September it will begin to serve the various educational needs of the Jewish community, with about 260 students.

Today about 4,000 Jews live in Georgia. The school will be one of the important symbols of the Jewish future in Georgia.

A delegation of the Euro-Asian Jewish Congress and the World Jewish Congress led by EAJC President Mikhail Mirilashvili held warm and productive meetings Prime Minister Mamuka Bakhtadze and the President Salome Zourabichvili.

Other members of the delegation included Robert Singer, WJC CEO & Executive Vice President, Aaron G. Frenkel, Chair of EAJC Governing Board, Temur Ben Yehuda (Khikhinashvili), EAJC First Vice President, Dr. Haim Ben Yakov, EAJC CEO, and Berel Lazar, the Head of the rabbinical Council of the CIS, the Chief Rabbi of Russia.

The talks focused on a range of topics, including the coexistence of Jews and Georgians for 2,600 years, their shared culture and value of tolerance, and the strong relations of the Georgian Jewish diaspora with the community that remains.

The delegations also discussed the excellent bilateral relations with Israel and the need to enhance it even further, and UNESCO’s recognition of the long Jewish presence in Georgia. They also spoke about tourism of Georgians in Israel, and Israelis in Georgia, and pride in the new Jewish school that recently opened in Tbilisi. The delegations also said that they were looking forward to enhancing business and economic opportunities of Georgia and Israel.

The delegation was also privileged to take part in the opening ceremony of the Jewish school in Tbilisi, which was funded by EAJC. The school will serve as a significant symbol of cultivating the Jewish future within Georgia

EAJC President Mikhail Mirilashvili: “it is heartwarming to see the strong relations of the Georgian government with Israel and world Jewry. Georgia has always been tolerant and welcoming to its Jewish population, which is greatly appreciated. EAJC will gladly support the initiative of commemorating Jewish life in Georgia together with WJC and UNESCO”.

EAJC Chair of the Governing Board Aaron G. Frenkel added: “we are pleased to learn of the enhancement of tourism, trade and commerce between Georgia, Israel, and the Jewish people, something which can set as an example to many more regions in the world”.