Fewer Than 10 Jews Live in Syria. A Diaspora Is Edging Back.
Dust filled the air as Rabbi Yosef Hamra opened a long-sealed closet containing holy scrolls untouched since he last held ...
Syria's remaining Jews join Americans for first prayer in Damascus synagogue in 30 years
Over the past decades, the number of Jews in Syria decreased from about five thousand to seven elderly individuals.
New head of Syria’s tiny Jewish community thrives despite uncertainty
Bakhour Chamntoub was recently appointed as the head of Syria’s Jewish community by the new Syrian government of Ahmed ...
After decades in exile, Syria's Jews visit Damascus synagogues
For the first time in three decades, Rabbi Joseph Hamra and his son Henry returned to a synagogue in the heart of Syria's ...
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‘Excited Jews are coming back’: US Jewish group receives warm welcome in Syria
Delegation of American Jews visits Damascus for first time since Assad regime's fall, finding hospitality but Jewish sites in ...
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After decades in exile, Syrian Jews pray in Damascus synagogue
By AFP, Damascus Syria's tiny Jewish community said they held their first group prayer in decades on Feb. 19, in a synagogue ...
Syrian Jews’ homecoming brings hope for reconstruction and a permanent return after ...
As Rabbi Yusuf Hamra and his son Henry were visiting Damascus this week for the first time since emigrating from Syria to the ...
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Syrian Jewish Delegation Visits Damascus for the First Time in Decades
While the new authorities have pledged to ensure inclusivity for all communities, concerns persist regarding religious ...
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Rabbi returns to Damascus after 33 years in exile
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - A Jewish Syrian Rabbi and his son have returned to their homeland from the United States after more ...
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Syrian Jews hold first group prayer in decades in Damascus synagogue
Syria’s tiny Jewish community said they held their first group prayer in decades Wednesday, in a synagogue in Damascus’s Old ...
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Syrian Jews hold 1st prayer in 3 decades at Damascus synagogue
Syria’s small Jewish community held its first group prayer in decades Wednesday at a Damascus synagogue, celebrating the long ...
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After decades in exile, Syria’s Jews visit Damascus
to where thousands of Syrian Jews fled throughout the 20th century. While the synagogues and Jewish school in the Old City remained relatively well-preserved, Syria’s largest synagogue in Jobar, an ...