Syrian jews
Syrian Jews track down, recover stolen heritage artifact from Damascus' Old City synagogue
The chair's recovery would not have been possible without the cooperation of residents of the Jewish Quarter in Old Damascus, who helped track it down and facilitate its return to the synagogue.
Damascus synagogue tours highlight renewed interest in Syrian Jewish history and diaspora ties
After Syria trip, Dartmouth prof. hopes for academic relationship with Damascus University
Rabbi reportedly target of Hezbollah plot in Syria, Damascus arrests five
Time running out in race to preserve endangered Jewish languages
The many endangered dialects of Judeo-Arabic have been documented to varying extents, from Egypt to Morocco, from Syria to Yemen. And some young people are keeping the music alive.
Ex-Israeli ambassador discloses ground-breaking research on Damascus Jews
Writing for Avotaynu Online, an outlet devoted to research into the origins and migrations of the Jewish people, retired ambassador Jacob Rosen revealed the surnames of 300 Damascus Jews.
Judy’s story - the heroism of a Canadian who smuggled Jews out of Syria
Born in the city of Montreal, Canada, Judy would go on to lead a clandestine operation to smuggle more than 3,000 Jews out of Syria between 1975 and 2000.
Roma, Mexico City area of Oscar frontrunner, was a Jewish neighborhood
Thousands of Syrian Jews lived in there from the 1920s to the 1950s, creating a small version of their Middle Eastern homeland within its streets and plazas — and their legacy lives on there today.
Violent attacks committed against Jews in Berlin and Zurich
Germany has experienced a wave of violent antisemitic attacks, largely committed by German Muslims.
Solidarity: The moment after persecution
Following the redemption of their Soviet, Ethiopian and Syrian brethren, the Jews’ historic commitment to each other is eroding.
Do you get the Seinfeld Jew joke?
The deeper meaning could be that if they were Jewish they would have found something to complain about.
Stranded in Aleppo: Syrians claiming to be Jews seek aid from Israel
"We are asking that the Israeli government does not abandon us, but helps us get out of here to another country... All my love and loyalty is to this religion [Judaism]."
The Mortality of the Eternal Jew
