Syrian jewish community
Rabbi runs for Syrian parliament, ending 58-year ban on Jewish candidates
Rabbi Henry Yosef Hamra is running for parliment in a step towards reintegrating a long-marginalized religious and cultural group into Syrian public life.
In Damascus’ former Jewish quarter, optimism about the Syrian Jewish future is hard to muster
How a small delegation of US Jews got to Syria for the first time in decades
This week in Jewish history: Israel's first astronaut, invention of cardioverter-defibrillator
Damascus Jewish community unharmed despite rebel overthrow, Syrian Jew tells KAN
The source said they were optimistic that the new government might move towards peace with Israel.
BBC sparks outrage over 'diverse' Syrian Jewish population claim
As of 2022, there were reported to be only four Jews left in Syria, the Jewish Virtual Library said.
President Herzog hosts delegation from Sephardic Syrian community of New York
The delegation presented Herzog with a giant, beautifully engraved silver mezuza and the inscribed parchment that goes with it.
Transgender teacher outed, fired by Brooklyn Jewish day school
One week after landing a new job, Talia Avrahami was out of the job after a firestorm erupted about the fact that she is transgender.
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.
Syrian citizen arrested in attack on German man wearing kippah
Jewish family escapes from Syria, arrives safely in Israel
The rescue was organized by an Israeli-American humanitarian activist with the help of Syrian opposition leaders, the Jewish Agency and the Ministry of Absorption.