Talk:History of the Jews in Abkhazia

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Merge proposal[edit]

No new information then it written in tha article Georgian Jews. all the article talkes about Georgian jews generaly and not about the jews in Abkhazia. I believe that it better to have different articles about Sukhumi Jews Ochamchira Jews and Gagra Jews. If you want to divied the georgian jew it better to do so according to the dialects spoken of Judaeo-Georgian: Western-Georgian Jews, Eastern-Georgian Jews and Southern-Georgian Jews. Geagea (talk) 02:33, 5 October 2008 (UTC)

I definitely agree with you that currently the article is about Georgian Jews so its current contents should indeed be merged into that article. I think, though, that the topic of the article is notable enough as the history of Jews in Abkhazia is not completely similar with the history of Jews in Georgia. For example in 1926 most of Abkhazia's Jews were Ashkenazim, Georgian Jews were second in number and there was quite large number of Crimean Jews (I don't know why) [1]. So the article in my opinion has some potential. Then the question is whether it can be realised. Do you know of any sources dealing with Jewish presence in mediaeval Abkhazia? Also, why do you think that articles like Sukhumi Jews should be created? Alæxis¿question? 06:55, 5 October 2008 (UTC)
I agree with Alaexis. The current content does not belong in this article, but it has potential. But only if we find sources. sephia karta 13:35, 5 October 2008 (UTC)
About Sukhumi Jews I already have article in the hebrew wiki he:יהדות סוחומי. Anyway, thiere is the article of Lili Baazova "Synagogues and synagogue life in Georgia" in the book of Yaacov Ro'i, Jews and Jewish Life in Russia and the Soviet page 291-292, ISBN 0714646199. It not include new history. My English not well enough, so if you want you can make article. Geagea (talk) 22:38, 5 October 2008 (UTC)
Well, my Hebrew is much worse than your English but I'll look at that article at he-wiki. Thank you for the link to the book also. I think I'll be able to expand this article with help of them. Alæxis¿question? 06:01, 6 October 2008 (UTC)