Jewish communities have been living in Georgia for approximately 26 centuries. The first population settled after the Babylonian king Nabuchodonosor invaded Israel. Jewish settlers continued to migrate permanently, up until the XIX century. Their settlements took place in cities, including Mtskheta, Tbilisi, Kutaisi, Batumi, Oni, Gagra, and in rural areas, mostly in Urbnisi, Bodbe.

After the reestablishment of the state of Israel, most migrated from Georgia at the first chance possible. Their main reason was to see their homeland, as well as to improve their living conditions, which, by that time, had worsened in Georgia. Accordingly, during the last thirty years, most Jewish settlements have slowly become uninhabited. As a result of this big migration, few cities remain with a Jewish population left: Tbilisi, Kutaisi, Oni, Batumi. In Kutaisi, Georgia’s second city, only 220 people left, who have either Jewish or mixed families with locals. Those, who refuse to follow others, have their reasons.