Israel, US eye opening Jewish Cultural House in Azerbaijan’s Guba

Israel and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) will work together to open a Jewish Cultural House in Red Village of Azerbaijan’s Guba district, Report informs referring to the Twitter page of the Israeli Embassy in Azerbaijan.

“Israel and USAID will work together to establish a Jewish Cultural House in Red Village of Guba. Israel and the USA are close allies, and we will join hands in strengthening our shared humanity and heritage, in Azerbaijan,” the embassy tweeted.

Earlier it was reported that US Ambassador Earle Litzenberger and Israeli Ambassador George Deek visited the Red Village.

The excursion for the ambassadors was led by Director of the Mountain Jews Museum Igor Shaulov. He spoke about the cultural significance and history of Mountain Jews. The parties also discussed cooperation between the US, Israel and Azerbaijan for the development of tourism and the preservation of the region’s cultural heritage.