Overview
 The history of Georgians traveling to Pennsylvania and settling in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia dates back to just after the Russian Revolution of 1917, when Georgia declared independence on May 26, 1918 in the midst of the Russian Civil War. In February 1921 Georgia was attacked by the Red Army and fell as an independent country. Georgians fled their homeland in numbers and some immigrated to the United States, with a few settling in Pennsylvania. Georgians see great deal of resemblance between Pittsburgh and Georgia’s capital city Tbilisi.
Georgia, a former Soviet Republic gained independence once more in 1991 with the collapse of the Soviet Union. Georgia with its beautiful landscape and rich cultural heritage is home to a diverse population with varied ethnic groups, religions and languages represented, namely Abkhazians, Ossetians, Greeks, Jews, Armenians, Azeri, Kurds, Russians, and Ukrainians. This small country, geographically on the margins of Europe, like so many other former Soviet Republics, was confronted with serious economic calamity and cultural bankruptcy in the immediate post Soviet era. Georgia has enjoyed an economic boom since the Rose Revolution of 2003, having embraced a free market economy and it is hopeful to be accepted to NATO.
Honorary Consul
His Excellency Vasil Sikharulidze announcing Mahnaz Harrison’s appointment as the honorary consul of Georgia in PA at the annual meeting of NCSJ in DC.
Photo by Ron Sachs/CNP
Mrs. Mahnaz M. Harrison, NHA
TEL: 412-638-3816
EMAIL: mahnazh1@comcast.net
NCSJ, the mandated central coordinating agency of organized American Jewry for policy and activities on behalf of the estimated 1.5 million Jews in Russia and Eurasia, protects and empowers Jews through advocacy, monitoring, information dissemination and public policy analysis. For more information about NCSJ, please click here.
Mahnaz Harrison being handed honorary citizenship of Batumi.
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View of Tbilisi from the bridge
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General Information
Honorable Vasil Sikharulidze Ambassador of Georgia to United States, Canada and Mexico at the celebration of Georgian Independence Day May 26, 2008.
The America - Georgia Business Development Council
The America - Georgia Business Development Council was formed in January, 1998 in Washington D.C., in response to requests from a number of companies. The Council's objective is to raise Georgia's visibility in North America as an exciting place to invest and do business, and to maximize opportunities in Georgia for its members.
The Council’s strength is the deep understanding of Georgian political and business landscape, direct access to the high-level government officials and agencies, diversified business contacts and a strong reputation as a reliable resource both in United States and Georgia.
Mamuka G Tsereteli Executive Director 2300 M Street NW Suite 800 Washington, DC 20037 Phone: 202-416-1606 http://www.agbdc.com
Old City
American Friends of Georgia
American Friends of Georgia was established in 1994 by Americans and Georgian-Americans and is now supported by people from all over the world who have joined to provide practical humanitarian assistance to the most vulnerable citizens of the country of Georgia. They are a public charity with a mission of helping courageous Georgians establish and maintain care-giving programs to alleviate the suffering of the neglected, the handicapped, the ill, the abused, the young and the elderly. In addition, they want to help the Georgian people restore their national pride and self-reliance as they work to build an economically viable democratic society. Marusya Chavchavadze Executive Director P.O. Box 1200 Truro, MA 02666 508-349-2180 afgeorgia@gis.net www.afgeorgia.org
One of the oldest synagogues in the former soviet republics in Kutaisi - second largest city of Georgia. The Georgian National Museum
The Georgian National Museum (GNM) was established at the end of 2004 by a Presidential decree. Museum’s origin dates back to the founding of the museum in 1852. Today GNM is a collection of ten exciting, creative, and most important museums of Georgia with two research institutions. GNM has the richest depository of the artistic, archaeological, natural, and ethnographic heritage of Georgia. The Georgian National Museum is the showcase for the country’s rich cultural heritage and the gateway for structural, organizational, and legal reforms in the establishment of Georgian Cultural Institutions. Anna Verulashvili Public Relation Manager
Tel: + (995 32) 99 71 76
Fax: + (995 32) 98 21 33
E-Mail: averulashvili@museum.ge
www.museum.ge/web_page/index.php
Wine, Worship, and Sacrifice:
The Golden Graves of Ancient Vani
Treasures from the Republic of Georgia
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Young Man Torso, Vani, Georgia 2nd century BC
Georgian Wine House Georgia is known as the cradle of wine and its rich history is intertwined with wine production and consumption for thousands of years. Wine is still produced in the traditional way in Georgia, with juice, skin, and stem being allowed to ferment together in earthenware jars buried in the ground. There is linguistic evidence to demonstrate that the word “Wine” has been derived from the Ghvino- Georgian word for wine. Georgia has about 500 indigenous grape varieties, 28 of those are produced commercially. The most well know varieties are: White Rkatsiteli, Mtsvane and Tsolikouri. The most famous red grape in Georgia is Saperavi. To learn more about Georgian wines and locations around the US where the wines from leading Georgian producer Teliani Valey winery can be purchased, please visit www.georgianwinehouse.com The Georgian Association
The Georgian Association is a nonpartisan nationwide membership organization of Georgian-Americans and friends of Georgia that advocates for Georgia and Georgian issues in the U.S. It is the oldest organization in the U.S. representing the Georgian American community. It's mission is to strengthen and support the Georgian-American community on a national level and to support an independent, democratic and prosperous Georgia.
Executive Director
Maka Gabelia
202-234-2441
georgianassociation@gmail.com
http://www.georgianassociation.org/
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