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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,

KUNC · 1d

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.

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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.

The Media Line · 23h

After Decades in Exile, Jews of Syria Return To Visit Their Homes

For the Syrian Jews who toured Damascus with the Syrian Emergency Task Force, the visit brought back memories of thriving Jewish life and hope for a better future. For the first t

Israel, Damascus

Daily Sabah · 3h

At least 2 dead as Israeli jets strike south of Damascus, Daraa

At least two people were killed late Tuesday when Israeli airstrikes targeted a military position south of the Syrian capital Damascus, according to a

Reuters · 15h

Israeli warplanes strike south of Damascus

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Anadolu Ajansi · 6h

Israel conducts airstrikes in Damascus, southern Syria

Israel carried out airstrikes late Tuesday on several locations in the Damascus countryside and Daraa province in southern Syria. Israeli warplanes targeted the Al-Kiswah area south of Damascus and Izraa in Daraa with at least four airstrikes, according to an Anadolu correspondent.

Dancing in Damascus: Syrians cling to culture under Islamists' rule

On a wintry night in Damascus, hundreds of people packed into a courtyard in the Old City, dancing and singing during a ...

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Syria national dialogue conference held in Damascus

Hundreds of Syrians gathered this week in Damascus for the first Syrian national dialogue conference since the fall of former President Bashar al-Assad’s regime in December. Attendees came from ...

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Israel won’t allow Syria military forces south of Damascus: Netanyahu

Israel will not allow the new Syrian government’s military forces to operate in territory south of Syria’s capital Damascus, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has warned. Addressing a ...