After the October 1917 Russian Revolution threw out the Tsar's government and replaced it with the Bolsheviks, Georgians clamored for independence from their occupiers.
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One notable Georgian Jew is the Tamir Sapir, born Temur Sepiashvili, an immigrant taxi driver turned chemical trader turned real estate investor from New York.
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Ethnic Georgians in Israel number around 75,000 to 80,000 which mostly include Georgian Jews.
He is of Georgian Jewish ancestry and his surname literally means "son of Megrelia" in Georgian.