Syria, American Jews

How a small delegation of US Jews got to Syria for the first time in decades
A group of Syrian Jews returned to Damascus after the fall of Assad. Even as tensions between Israel and Syria ramped up in recent days, a small group of Syrian Jews recently celebrated a milestone that once seemed unthinkable: a return visit to their home country.
After Decades in Exile, Jews of Syria Return To Visit Their Homes
For the first time in nearly thirty years, a group of American Jews originally from Damascus returned to Syria last week. Thanks to the fall of the Assad regime, the group, led by Rabbi Yosef Hamra, was able to tour prominent historical Jewish sites in the Syrian capital and see family homes.
While sanctions still cripple a shattered Syria, one Jewish leader returns from exile
During the Assad regimes, Western nations placed crippling economic sanctions on the country. Some have been lifted, but most are still in place, so how does a country shattered by civil war rebuild?
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.
Syrian Jews hope for revival of ancient heritage
Syria's tiny Jewish community and Syrian Jews abroad are trying to build bridges after Bashar al-Assad's ouster in the hope of reviving their ancient heritage before the community dies out.
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 neighbors with embraces and and gossip .
After decades in exile, Syria's Jews visit Damascus synagogues
For the first time in three decades, Rabbi Joseph Hamra and his son Henry returned to a synagogue in the heart of Syria's capital Damascus. Syrian's authorities have said all of Syria's communities will play a role in their country's future but some are wary. Sean Hogan has more.
Syrian Jews return to Damascus hoping to rebuild a community
The overthrow of the Assad regime in Syria paved the way for a historic visit, with Syrian Jews returning from the U.S. to Damascus for the first time in three decades, hoping to rebuild community.
Exiled Jews Return to Damascus To Reclaim Lost Heritage
After decades of exile, a group of American Jews with deep roots in Damascus has returned to Syria to rediscover their long-lost heritage. Organized by the Syrian Emergency Task Force, the four-day visit took participants on a moving tour of historic synagogues,
Fewer Than 10 Jews Live in Syria. A Diaspora Is Edging Back.
Émigrés hope the battered country—sometimes a haven, sometimes a persecutor—can again be home under the new government.
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Syria's remaining Jews join Americans for first prayer in Damascus synagogue in 30 years
Over the past decades, the number of Jews in Syria decreased from about five thousand to seven elderly individuals.