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Syrian Jews

Superimposed over a map of Syria are photos of, top left, the author's sitaw (grandmother) Lily on the right, with her brother Sam and his wife and her younger sister in Lily's Brooklyn apartment in 1954. Center, Israelis demonstrate against the persecution of Jews in Syria and Iraq, 1953. At right, officials of the Great Synagogue of Aleppo, early 20th century. (Photos/JTA-Courtesy; National Library of Israel; Wikipedia)
Posted inOpinion

Jews from Arab lands are the missing piece of the Israeli-Palestinian discourse

Lisa Sayegh by Lisa Sayegh May 8, 2024May 8, 2024

(JTA) — I grew up in a small Syrian Jewish enclave in Brooklyn in the 1960s. It was a wonderful community with many old-world traditions. I missed it when I […]

An aerial view shows the city of Antakya, Turkey, Aug. 21, 2022. (Photo/JTA-Omar Haj Kadour-AFP via Getty Images)
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On the Turkish-Syrian border, a city’s last Jews watch the ending of an epoch

by David I. Klein and JTA October 19, 2022
Naian González Norvind (left) and Christian Vázquez in "Leona." (Photo/Courtesy Fosforescente-Menemsha Films-Diana Garay)
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Indie drama ‘Leona’ uses a forbidden romance to critique Mexico City’s Orthodox community

Gabe Friedman by Gabe Friedman and JTA February 12, 2021February 12, 2021
a large pot filled with meatballs and beans, greenery sprinkled on top
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Around the world of Jewish cooking: First stop, Syria

Faith Kramer by Faith Kramer May 5, 2017May 4, 2017

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