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 ...
Syrian Jews’ homecoming brings hope for reconstruction and a permanent return after decades in exile
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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‘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 ...
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.
After decades in exile, Syria's Jews visit Damascus
For the first time in three decades, Rabbi Joseph Hamra and his son Henry read from a Torah scroll in a synagogue in 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 ...
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 ...
Syrian Suspect in Berlin Holocaust Memorial Stabbing Wanted to Kill Jews, Investigators Say
Investigators say the suspect in a stabbing attack at Berlin’s Holocaust Memorial that left a Spanish tourist seriously ...
Syrian refugee arrested after Berlin stabbing as Germany prepares to vote
The suspect appeared to have been planning to kill Jews for several weeks, apparently motivated by the Middle East conflict, ...
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Syrian Jews' homecoming brings hope for reconstruction and a permanent return after decades in exile
The Syrian-American Jewish family returned as part of a delegation organized by the Syrian Emergency Task Force, a U.S.-based nonprofit organization, in the wake of the fall of the government of ...