Athens Jewish & Kosher Guide 2025: Kosher Info in Athens, Georgia

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About Athens

Athens, officially Athens–Clarke County, is a consolidated city–county and college town in the U.S. state of Georgia. Athens lies about 70 mi (113 km) northeast of downtown Atlanta. In the late 18th century, a trading settlement on the banks of the Oconee River called Cedar Shoals stood where Athens is today. On January 27, 1785, the Georgia General Assembly granted a charter by Abraham Baldwin for the University of Georgia as the first state-supported university. Sixteen years later, in 1801, a committee from the university's board of trustees selected a site for the university on a hill above Cedar Shoals, in what was then Jackson County. Athens officially became a town in December 1806. Each spring, there are bicycle races collectively known as the Twilight Series. One is the Athens Twilight Criterium.

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Jewish History, POI & Kosher Establishments in Athens

The first Jews who settled in Athens arrived in the years before the Civil War. They came from Filehne, in the Posen area of Prussia. Moses Myers, born in Filehne in 1833, founded a dry goods business in Athens in 1858. Following the war, a growing number of Jews settled in Athens seeking economic opportunity. As their numbers grew, the Jewish merchants began to worship together and a Jewish community coalesced. They first met in Robert Bloomfield’s blacksmith shop. The Athens Jewish community grew in the early 20th century, reaching 185 Jews by 1927, as a new generation of Jewish businessmen came to Athens. In 1972, three Orthodox Jews organized a small minyan. At first, they met in homes and then, later, in the Hillel building at the University of Georgia. Today, the Athens Jewish community is thriving, with Children of Israel at a historical peak in membership. With an increasing number of Jews being drawn to this quaint college town, the community looks likely to continue its growth.


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What Is *JOFY?

JOFY, or "Jewish Observant Friendly" Establishments are lodging establishments offering special services for Jewish Observant guests such as Shabbat meals, accommodation on lower floors and regular keys for the rooms. It can also be a NON KOSHER establishment located in walking distance from the local Shul, community or kosher restaurants area.

Please note - *JOFY does NOT mean that KOSHER food is served on the premises!

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