Mountain jews

After decades of conflict, Armenia-Azerbaijan peace plan gives Caucasus Jews new hope

Jews in both countries could benefit after countries signed documents to end 35-year-long hostilities which have defined relations between the two nations.

|ByLARRY LUXNER/JTA
Armenian girls study Jewish religious texts under the direction of Rabbi Gershon Meir Burshtein in Yerevan.
Azerbaijan & Israel Cooperation

Azerbaijan becomes first Muslim-majority country to define antisemitism in textbooks

An IMPACT-se report studied 53 textbooks from Azerbaijan's national curriculum, finding notable updates, including the removal of anti-Israel narratives, and showing no signs of Islamist rhetoric.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Asaf Mishiev in an interview with Azeri TV channel ITV Seher

Azerbaijan chooses Mountain Jewish singer as Eurovision 2025 entry

Asaf Mishiev, 32, is reported to be well known in Azerbaijan's Jewish community, which numbers around 30,000 people.

|ByMATHILDA HELLER
Mishkenot Sha'ananim in Jerusalem.

Grapevine: Attractions lure Israelis to the capital

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

|ByGREER FAY CASHMAN

A day out in historic Binyamin

There are many incredible activities in Binyamin for adventuring type.

OCTOBER 26, 2017ByMEITAL SHARABI
SCALING THE ROCKS in the Canaan Desert near Ma’ale Adumim.

An Ode to Azerbaijan’s Secular Governance from a Pakistani

AUGUST 31, 2017BySARMAD IQBAL
The Jerusalem Post

Mountain Jews: Happy as a Jew in Azerbaijan

NOVEMBER 17, 2016BySAID MUSAYEV
The Jerusalem Post

The Art of Understanding

AUGUST 5, 2016ByRABBI ISRAEL BAROUK
The Jerusalem Post

Earthquake in Borneo

Some 16 people have died at latest count on Mount Kinabalu, the highest mountain in South East Asia at some 4,100 meters and a mountain of magnificent appearance.

JUNE 16, 2015ByDAVID SHAW
MOUNT KINABALU is a prominent peak on the island of Borneo.