Georgian PM congratulates all Jewish people on Hanukkah

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Sunday “heartily” congratulated fellow Jewish citizens and “brothers” who had returned to their “historical homeland” - Israel, as well as all the Jewish people around the world on their Hanukkah festival commemorating the recovery of Jerusalem.

The centuries-old friendship between Georgians and Jews, the tireless support of the Jewish community for the progress of our common homeland [Georgia] have been an integral part of Georgia’s history and public life”, Garibashvili wrote in his Facebook post.

The Head of the Government stressed the responsibility to “further strengthen brotherhood” and deepen the cooperation between Georgia and Israel, noting he “shared the festive mood” of the Jewish people, wishing them and their families “peace, prosperity and progress”.

• Read more about the celebration of Hanukkah in Tbilisi from Agenda.ge's story 

Hanukkah is an eight-day Jewish festival of lights, symbolising the victory of good over evil and the importance of spirit, freedom and justice. Jewish people light one candle on the first day of the celebration and the number of candles increases by one each day so that there are nine candles (including Shamash, a helper candle) glittering in the candelabra (menorah) on the final day of Hanukkah.