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With only six Jews left in Syria, émigrés now have a chance to return

BEIRUT — Henry Hamra vividly recalls the day he was allowed to leave Syria. His uncle, the Jewish community’s rabbi, was called in for a meeting with Syria’s president at the time, Hafez al-Assad. “He ...
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Syria's Jewish community in Damascus wants to keep kosher food on the menu

Syria's Jewish community in Damascus wants to keep kosher food on the menu Syria's small Jewish community has struggled to ...
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Syria, once home to a large Jewish community, takes steps to return property to Jews

ALEPPO, Syria — Decades after almost the entire Syrian Jewish community left the country, Henry Hamra of Brooklyn, N.Y., stands at the metal door of a small synagogue in this ancient Syrian city, ...
Syria Direct

Syrian Jews and allies seek a place in the country’s future, divided over Israel

As Syrian Jews and their allies in the diaspora work to reestablish ties and revive Syria’s ancient Jewish heritage, politics ...