Syria, Jews and Damascus

Syrian Jews return to Damascus for the first time in decades, hoping to build bridges
Thousands of Jews left Syria in 1992, when they were allowed to emigrate. The visit by a small delegation of U.S.-based Syrian Jewish religious figures last week was their first time back since then.
How a small delegation of US Jews got to Syria for the first time in decades
Even as tensions between Israel and Syria ramped up in recent days, a small group of Syrian Jews recently celebrated a milestone that once seemed unthinkable: a return visit to their home country. Under the auspices of the new Syrian government,
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, Jews of Syria Return To Visit Their Homes
For the first time in nearly thirty years, a group of American Jews originally from Damascus returned to Syria last week. Thanks to the fall of the Assad regime, the group, led by Rabbi Yosef Hamra, was able to tour prominent historical Jewish sites in the Syrian capital and see family homes.
Syrian Jews return to Damascus hoping to rebuild a community
The overthrow of the Assad regime in Syria paved the way for a historic visit, with Syrian Jews returning from the U.S. to Damascus for the first time in three decades, hoping to rebuild community.
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 capital Damascus. Syrian's authorities have said all of Syria's communities will play a role in their country's future but some are wary. Sean Hogan has more.
Exiled Jews Return to Damascus To Reclaim Lost Heritage
After decades of exile, a group of American Jews with deep roots in Damascus has returned to Syria to rediscover their long-lost heritage. Organized by the Syrian Emergency Task Force, the four-day visit took participants on a moving tour of historic synagogues,
Fewer Than 10 Jews Live in Syria. A Diaspora Is Edging Back.
Émigrés hope the battered country—sometimes a haven, sometimes a persecutor—can again be home under the new government.
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Syrian Jews’ homecoming brings hope for reconstruction and a permanent return after decades in exile
During the visit, the Hamras prayed in the long-neglected al-Franj synagogue where Yusuf used to serve as a rabbi, in what is ...
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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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Days after Assad’s fall, Israeli reporter explores Iran’s ‘nerve center’ in Damascus
War reporter Itai Anghel finds piles of classified files, speaks to Syrian soldiers, and meets a Syrian Jew in 'Uvda' ...