The Azerbaijani community in Houston, the Embassy of Azerbaijan in the US, the Azerbaijan-Israel International Association (AZIZ) and US Congress representatives visited the Jewish community’s largest religious temple in Houston-Congregation Beth Yeshurun synanogue and familiarized themselves with the restoration work in the synagogue, which was damaged last year as a result of Hurricane Harvey.
According to the friendship traditions between Azerbaijani and Jewish people, Head of the Houston-Baku Sister City Association and the Azerbaijani Cultural Center in Houston, Irada Akhundova, provided financial aid for the restoration of the synagogue at the event organized for this purpose, and underlined that Azerbaijan always stands by its friends.
Expressing gratitude for the financial aid, Rabbi David Rosen praised the rich multiculturalism traditions of Azerbaijan, which has no anti-Semitism, and thanked Azerbaijan for being a close partner of the US and Israel. Advisor at Azerbaijan’s Embassy in US Vugar Gurbanov noted that the Jewish community is an integral part of the Azerbaijani society, and that both nations support each other in both difficult and happy times.
Lev Spivak, director general of the Israel-Azerbaijan International Association, spoke about the tolerance and multiculturalism traditions in Azerbaijan and the efforts made to strengthen Israel-Azerbaijan friendship.