The Mordechai Navi Jewish Community Center, located on Nar-Dos Street, has been re-opened after major renovations to the building and installation of new office equipment 

Sponsoring the project was local Armenian businessman David Galstyan.

Those attending the opening ceremony included the Assistant to the President of Armenia, the Head of the Department of Religious Affairs and National Minorities of Armenia, and Armenia’s Minister of Culture.

From Moscow, Rabbi Dovid Karpov of the “Darkei Shalom” Synagogue in Otradnoye was the representative. He was also the representative of Chief Rabbi of Russia Berel Lazar, who is also the Head of the Board of Rabbis of the CIS Countries, who was unable to attend.

In his speech, Chief Rabbi of Armenia Gershon Burstein – who is also a Chabad-Lubavitch emissary serving in this region – highlighted the enthusiasm and professionalism demonstrated by the builders under the direction of Nikolai Khachaturov, a businessman in the field of construction and a friend of David Galstyan.

There are an estimated 1,000 Jews residing in Armenia today. The Jewish community of Armenia dates back almost 2,000 years, to the time of King Tigranes the Great.