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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.

 The Central Synagogue of Aleppo in January 2016.
A rabbi holds a Torah scroll at the Ifrange Synagogue in the Jewish quarter in Old Damascus on April 29, 2025.

Damascus synagogue tours highlight renewed interest in Syrian Jewish history and diaspora ties

The view of Damascus from Damascus University.

After Syria trip, Dartmouth prof. hopes for academic relationship with Damascus University

 The Islamic Republic uses its proxies, such as Hezbollah and Hamas to conduct jihad: a religious war aimed at imposing a radical interpretation of Sharia law worldwide.

Rabbi reportedly target of Hezbollah plot in Syria, Damascus arrests five


Julani asked to protect historic Syrian synagogue in Syria by Israeli rabbi

Rabbi Binyamin Hamra, son of the late Rabbi Avraham Hamra, appealed to Julani to protect the country’s Jewish community and preserve its historic sites, including the Jobar Synagogue.

 Jewish pupils in the Maimonides school in 'Amārah al Juwwānīyah, in the historic Maison Lisbona in Damascus. The photo was taken shortly before the exodus of most of the remaining Syrian Jewish community in 1992.

Celebrating Assad regime’s fall, Jews remaining in Syria calls on Syrian Jewish émigrés to visit

Syria's Jewish population dwindles to nine, reflecting centuries of history and resilience amid upheaval. Residents recall a once-thriving community, cultural ties, and the destruction of synagogues.

 Bukhoor Shamantoub, a Jewish resident of Damascus

Syrian Jews can finally visit one of the oldest synagogues in the world

Syria's historic Jobar synagogue is safe to visit after years of war, revealing looting and heavy damage.

 A damaged synagogue is seen in the Damascus suburb of Jobar December 14, 2014. The shrine and synagogue of prophet Eliahou Hanabi, dates back to 720 B.C.

Torah Scroll rescued from ancient Syrian synagogue to be returned - report

The move is set to come during a visit by Syrian Jewish businessmen and Syria's chief Rabbi in early 2025.

Reading a torah scroll

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.

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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. 

 Screenshot from a BBC broadcast in Syria, December 11, 2024.

What would happen to pro-Palestinian western youth under Hamas? - Syrian American journalist asks

A co-founder and host of the Yalla Show, Bouzo had a long career in journalism – both in Syria and abroad – before becoming a popular content creator based in the US.

 Syrian born American journalist and anchor, Hayvi Bouzo

Forgotten Arabian Jews recount lives of happiness and horror

A new book gives voice to some of the million or so Sephardi Jews who once lived harmoniously in the Mideast and North Africa, but who left everything behind after an explosion of antisemitism.

  Jews praying at Ezekiel's Tomb in Al-Kifl, Iraq in 1932.

On the Turkish-Syrian border, a city’s last Jews watch the ending of an epoch

A symbol composed of a Star of David entwined with a Christian cross and Islamic crescent has practically become the city’s logo.

Turkish Jews join to blessing prayers of Mi Sheberah by Chief Rabbi Izhak Haleva at Neve Shalom synagogue in Istanbul

The president of Syria’s Jewish community passed away; only four Jews remain in Damascus

Albert Kamoo, the president of the Syrian Jewish community and the fifth last Jew in Damascus Syria has passed away this week.

 Damascus, Syria, Panorama at sunset