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Armenian Jews

Members of Armenia’s Russian-speaking Jewish community, along with invited Muslim guests from Egypt and Lebanon, attend a Shabbat dinner July 3, 2026, in Yerevan. (Larry Luxner/ JTA)
July 11, 2026, 5:42 am
Armenia’s Jews hope Israeli recognition of Ottoman genocide will jumpstart bilateral ties
An explosion of Jewish life in the former Soviet republic comes against the backdrop of frosty relations between the country and Israel
By Larry Luxner
US President Donald Trump, center, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, right, and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, at a trilateral signing ceremony in White House, August 8, 2025, in Washington. (AP/Mark Schiefelbein)
August 22, 2025, 4:28 pm
After decades of conflict, Armenia-Azerbaijan peace plan gives Caucasus Jews new hope
Jewish communities in the two former Soviet countries have had no communication, while Armenian ties to Israel have been strained over arms sales to its foe. All that may change
By Larry Luxner
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan addresses a media conference at EU headquarters in Brussels, April 4, 2024. (Johanna Geron, Pool Photo via AP, File)
June 21, 2024, 3:25 pm
Armenia recognizes Palestinian statehood; Israel summons ambassador for reprimand
Move follows similar ones by Slovenia, Spain, Ireland and Norway, with 145 UN member states now recognizing ‘State of Palestine’; statement affirms support for two-state solution
By ToI Staff
The Mordechai Navi Synagogue in the Armenian capital Yerevan. (Photo: Vacio - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikicommons)
November 16, 2023, 10:18 pm
Armenia opens probe into arson attack on synagogue
Videos on social media show person pouring burning fuel on door of Mordechai Navi Jewish Centre in Yerevan; Armenian Jewish community spokesperson: ‘We are horrified’
By AFP and ToI Staff
Rabbi Gershon Burshteyn, spiritual leader of the Mordechay Navi Jewish Religious Center of Armenia, seen outside the center he leads. (Larry Luxner)
October 23, 2022, 2:27 am
Armenia has had few Jews and a poor relationship with Israel. That could be changing
Most of the Jewish community fled in the early 20th century, and Israeli-Azerbaijani relations have been a damper, but ancient ties and renewed diplomacy sow hope for the future
By Larry Luxner
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