Syrian jews

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

The alleged target was named as Rabbi Michael Khoury by KAN and Radio Free Syria.

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
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.
Participants in the event from the Jewish community of Damascus.

Syrian Jews in Damascus donate meat for iftar, support Muslim families in need during Ramadan

Needy families receive Ramadan support as a small remaining Jewish community highlights longstanding ties with Muslim neighbors.

|ByRIZIK ALABI/THE MEDIA LINE
Entrance of a synagogue in a Jewish neighborhood in Damascus, Syria, February 18, 2025.

Jewish merchant walks free after 20-days in Syrian prison, authorities say all charges cleared

Salem Hamdani, a Jewish merchant from Damascus, was cleared of the charges of selling antiquities stolen from Damascus’ National Museum, after no evidence was found against him.

|ByELI LEON, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Avi Gold in Damascus wearing a scarf with the Syrian flag, over an illustrative backdrop of the flag.

Jewish traveler says locals 'radiated love for Israel' during Syria trip

Avi Gold’s visit to Syria stands out for the unexpected affection he received from locals, including a special encounter with one of Damascus's last Jews.

|ByYOAV ETIEL

Roma, Mexico City area of Oscar frontrunner, was a Jewish neighborhood

Thousands of Syrian Jews lived in there from the 1920s to the 1950s, creating a small version of their Middle Eastern homeland within its streets and plazas — and their legacy lives on there today.

JANUARY 30, 2019ByJTA/ALAN GRABINSKY
Writer Laura Sosa, 33, watches the film "Roma" projected at Los Pinos Presidential residence which was turned into a cultural centre by order of Mexico's new President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, Mexico City, Mexico, December 13, 2018

Violent attacks committed against Jews in Berlin and Zurich

Germany has experienced a wave of violent antisemitic attacks, largely committed by German Muslims.

JULY 8, 2018ByBENJAMIN WEINTHAL
People wear kippas as they attend a demonstration in front of a Jewish synagogue, to denounce an anti-Semitic attack on a young man wearing a kippa in the capital earlier this month, in Berlin, Germany, April 25, 2018.

Solidarity: The moment after persecution

Following the redemption of their Soviet, Ethiopian and Syrian brethren, the Jews’ historic commitment to each other is eroding.

JUNE 13, 2018ByAMOTZ ASA-EL
ranian Jews gather at a synagogue- turend-polling station, during the 2016 elections. Free to worship and travel

Do you get the Seinfeld Jew joke?

The deeper meaning could be that if they were Jewish they would have found something to complain about.

AUGUST 1, 2017ByJACOB GOFF KLEIN
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Stranded in Aleppo: Syrians claiming to be Jews seek aid from Israel

"We are asking that the Israeli government does not abandon us, but helps us get out of here to another country... All my love and loyalty is to this religion [Judaism]."

MARCH 5, 2017ByTAMARA ZIEVE
People inspect a damaged site after airstrikes on the rebel held Tariq al-Bab neighbourhood of Aleppo, Syria.

The Mortality of the Eternal Jew

JANUARY 24, 2016ByLEORA EISENBERG
The Jerusalem Post