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0 Art History

After years of war, world’s oldest synagogue paintings are revealed as intact in Damascus

Grace Gilson in Forward · 19 Sep

The Dura Europos synagogue paintings, located in the National Museum of Damascus, have survived the Syrian civil war remarkably intact, as discovered by a delegation of Jewish scholars.

0 Communities Politics

In Damascus’ former Jewish quarter, optimism about the Syrian Jewish future is hard to muster

Theia Chatelle in JTA · 3 Sep

The Jewish Quarter of Damascus, once vibrant with a community of nearly 100,000 Jews, now stands nearly empty, with only five Jews remaining, including Badriyah Mousa Shatah.

0 Communities Politics

Streetwise in Syria

Sharona in Mishpacha · 13 May

Sharona embarks on a journey to Syria, joining a delegation of Jews of Syrian descent to visit the grave of Rav Chaim Vital despite recent grave vandalism.

0 History Communities

Search this new list of Jewish family names from Cairo, Alexandria, Baghdad, Damascus, Aleppo and Beirut

Asaf Elia-Shalev in Forward · 29 Jan 2024

Jacob Rosen-Koenigsbuch, a retired Ashkenazi diplomat, has compiled a list of Jewish family names from various cities in the Arab world before the Mizrahi exodus in the mid-20th century.

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J.H. Chajes in Tablet · 5 Jun 2023

The text discusses the work of R. Jacob Zemah, a scholar of Kabbalah in the 17th century.

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My Double Life in Damascus

Peter Theroux in Tablet · 19 May 2021

The author shares his experiences of living a double life in Damascus, Syria, under the oppressive regime.

0 Israel Politics

Daybreak: 200 Reported Killed in Syrian Town

Marc Tracy in Tablet · 13 Jul 2012

A farming village in central Syria was reportedly shelled by Assad's army, resulting in the deaths of about 200 people.