People group profile · PG000795
The Ashkenazi Jews of Georgia
The Ashkenazi Jews of Georgia, numbering about 3,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Jewish ethnocultural community originating in medieval Central Europe and later concentrated in Eastern Europe, historically linked by Yiddish language, shared ancestry, and distinctive religious and cultural traditions.
They are a diaspora people in the Jews people cluster of the Jewish Peoples. Their primary religion is Judaism, and they primarily speak Eastern Yiddish.
Fast facts
- Country
- Georgia
- Population
- 3,000
- Affinity group
- Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples
- People cluster
- Jews
- Primary language
- Eastern Yiddish (ydd)
- Primary religion
- Judaism
- Strategic Progress Index
- Engaged yet Unreached
- Evangelical
- Less than 2%
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Expanding Unreached People Group
- Region
- Western Asia, Asia
Where they live
Gospel status
The Ashkenazi Jews are Engaged yet Unreached, which means fewer than 2% are evangelical Christians, but there are sustained efforts to establish self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. In GSEC terms, this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Ashkenazi Jews
- Continue prayer and fasting for this group
- Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
- Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people
Primary religion
Primary language
Eastern Yiddish · Indo-European family
100% speak Eastern Yiddish
Gospel resources in Eastern Yiddish
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Yiddish)
Bibles
- Einspruch · audio
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Ashkenazi Jews
- Psalm 27:1. Pray that new believers will be strengthened in the face of persecution, with the Lord as their stronghold.
- Romans 12:4–5. Pray that believers from many cultures will work together as one body so that the church is built up.
- Revelation 7:9. Pray for the day when people from this group stand before the throne with every nation, tribe, people and language.
- John 17:3. Pray that many will come to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he has sent.
Jew, Ashkenazi in other countries
The same people (ROP3 104247) is reported in 10 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashkenazi Jews | United States | 192,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Ashkenazi Jews | Hungary | 48,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Ashkenazi Jews | Switzerland | 18,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Ashkenazi Jews | Azerbaijan | 18,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Ashkenazi Jews | Canada | 13,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Ashkenazi Jews | Germany | 8,600 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Ashkenazi Jews | Moldova | 3,800 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Ashkenazi Jews | Poland | 3,200 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Ashkenazi Jews | Kazakhstan | 1,400 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Ashkenazi Jews | Turkmenistan | 800 | Unengaged and Unreached |
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