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Etgar Lefkovits

Azerbaijan President Gifts Land For State-Funded Jewish Cultural Center In Baku

Cubist houses on June 20th, 2006 in the Jewish Quarter. A Jewish Cultural Center will be constructed in the Azerbaijani capital of Baku near the city's main synagogue, Azerbaijani officials announced on Thursday. PHOTO BY BILL TOMPKINS/GETTY IMAGES

A Jewish Cultural Center will be constructed in the Azerbaijani capital of Baku near the city’s main synagogue, Azerbaijani officials announced on Thursday.

The center will include Jewish and Bible classes, a Sunday School for kids, classes in Hebrew, English and Juhuri, the ancient language of the Mountain Jews, as well as a kosher restaurant.

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