Georgia and the US will be renovating the ancient Jewish cemetery of Akhaltsikhe, a city close to the border with Turkey. Some of the tombs date back to the 17th century, while others even have inscriptions in Ladino, indicating that some of the city's Jews were Sephardim who had come to Georgia from the Ottoman Empire. The Jewish history in Georgia goes back 26 centuries. Photos courtesy of Arianne Swieca | World Jewish Congress

Old Jewish Cemetery was founded in the 15th century. There are about 12,000 tombstones in the cemetery. 😱 During the more than three centuries in which it was in active use, the cemetery continually struggled with the lack of space. For this reason, there are places where as many as 12 layers now exist! That’s why the surface of the cemetery is raised several meters higher than the surrounding streets; retaining walls are necessary to hold the soil and the graves in place. Have you even visited

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