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Jews of Azerbaijan remember victims of Soviet intervention 'Black January'


Credit: Ambassador George Deek s official Twitter
Azeri Jews have paid tribute to the victims of Black January, when Soviet troops entered Azerbaijan on 20 January 1990 to quash independence protests.
The military intervention, which focused on the capital of Baku, led to the deaths of 170 civilians at the hands of the Soviet army, soon becoming a pivotal event in the contemporary history of Azerbaijan.
Among the peaceful residents of Baku killed in the massacre were three Jews: emergency care doctor Alexander Markhevka, 17-year-old Vera Bessantina, and Yan Meerovich, who sustained 22 wounds.
To mark the tragedy, which analysts say served as the start of the Soviet Union’s demise, Azerbaijan’s small Jewish community hosted a charity event. A memorial service was also held in the Ardabil mosque in Quba. ....

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In Azerbaijan, Jewish soldiers are poster children for war with Armenia


For decades, Rabbi Zamir Isayev has prayed on Shabbat mornings for the government of his native Azerbaijan, a Muslim-majority nation situated northwest of Iran.
Amid the recent deadly fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan over disputed territory, he has added a special prayer for the well-being of Azerbaijan’s soldiers, which he follows up with his regular prayer for Israeli troops.
“Israel is my country as a Jew. Azerbaijan is my country as an Azeri,” Isayev, 40, told the Jewish Telegraphic agency. He was born in Baku, the Azerbaijani capital, but grew up in Israel and served in its army.
Isayev’s patriotism is typical of Azeri Jews, one of the world’s oldest Jewish communities, whose synagogues often feature Azeri and Israeli flags as well as pictures of community members who gave their lives fighting for Azerbaijan and before that the Soviet Union. ....

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