Syria, Damascus and Jewish

After decades in exile, Syria's Jews visit Damascus
For the first time in three decades, Rabbi Joseph Hamra and his son Henry read from a Torah scroll in a synagogue in the heart of Syria's capital Damascus, carefully passing their thumbs over the handwritten text as if still in awe they were back home.
After decades in exile, Syria's Jews return home
For the first time in three decades, Rabbi Joseph Hamra and his son Henry read from a Torah scroll in a synagogue in the heart of Syria's capital Damascus, care
Syrian Jews say held first group prayer in decades in Damascus synagogue
Syria's tiny Jewish community said they held their first group prayer in decades Wednesday, in a synagogue in Damascus's Old City, expressing joy at the long-awaited return to public worship.In the Faranj synagogue,
After decades in exile, Syrian Jews pray in Damascus synagogue
Syria's tiny Jewish community said they held their first group prayer in decades on Feb. 19, in a synagogue in Damascus's Old City, expressing joy at the long-awaited return to public worship.
First Jewish delegation in 33 years visits Damascus
Moaz Mustafa, head of the Syrian Emergency Task Force, emphasized the significance of this visit—the first Jewish delegation in 33 years—and underscored the new government’s support for the return of all Syrians.
Syrian Jews' homecoming brings hope for reconstruction and a permanent return after decades in exile
As Rabbi Yusuf Hamra and his son Henry were visiting Damascus this week for the first time since emigrating from Syria to the United States more than three decades ago, they were met by former neighbo
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Return to Damascus: A Family's Journey to Reclaim Cultural Legacy
Rabbi Joseph Hamra and his son, Henry, returned to Damascus for the first time since the 1990s when they fled Syria. They ...
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The Damascus neighborhood of Syria's new leader celebrates his new role
The Damascus neighborhood of the man who has been leading Syria's new caretaker government celebrates his new role and ...
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Syria Jews Return
American-Jewish visitors hold Torah scrolls at a synagogue in the old city of Damascus Feb. 18, 2025. A Syrian-American ...
Syria arrests 3 men suspected of links to Tadamon massacre
Syrian security forces have arrested three men linked to the 2013 Tadamon massacre, when government forces executed hundreds ...
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Palestinian refugees in Syria have a message for Gazans: Don't leave your land
After 77 years, they're still waiting to go back. They are telling... DAMASCUS, Syria — Khadija al-Ali was just 3 years ...
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Idlib faces new challenges as priorities shift to Damascus
More than two months since the Assad regime fell and Hayat Tahrir al-Sham’s Salvation Government led the formation of a ...
Kurds in the new Syria want to preserve the cultural rights they gained in years of war
Kurds in Syria were marginalized during five decades of Assad family rule, with many denied citizenship and wrongly described ...