Tuesday, October 20, 2009

He is not my enemy: Jewish and Palestinian Syrians living in peace in Old Damascus

This is from Forward magazine.
"Although most of Syria’s Jewish community has emigrated and the estimated number of Jews still living in Syria is between 25 and 200, they were not forced to leave after the creation of the State of Israel in 1948. This led to the development of real friendships that both sides, Syrian and the emigrated Jewish community, recount with fondness and sorrow."
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6 comments:

  1. vzaOctober 20, 2009 at 5:31 PM

    <h1>Jews in Syria say life easier, but few are left</h1>
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    Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/06/27/MNIC152STO.DTL#ixzz0UWfR7x7Y
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    http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/06/27/MNIC152STO.DTL

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  2. vzaOctober 20, 2009 at 5:32 PM

    <span>Jews in Syria say life easier, but few are left.

     
    http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/06/27/MNIC152STO.DTL</span>

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  3. vzaOctober 20, 2009 at 5:45 PM

    <h1 id="articleTitle" class="clear-left">In Damascus, Restoring Beit Farhi and the City’s Jewish Past</h1>
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    Read more: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/In-Damascus-Restoring-Beit-Farhi-and-the-Citys-Jewish-Past.html?c=y&page=1#ixzz0UWipInaG
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    http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/In-Damascus-Restoring-Beit-Farhi-and-the-Citys-Jewish-Past.html?c=y&page=1

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  4. vzaOctober 20, 2009 at 5:46 PM

    <span>In Damascus, Restoring Beit Farhi and the City’s Jewish Past
     
    http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/In-Damascus-Restoring-Beit-Farhi-and-the-Citys-Jewish-Past.html?c=y&page=1</span>

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  5. thankgodimatheistOctober 20, 2009 at 5:53 PM

    Not only Jews left. Many non Jews too.

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  6. ananOctober 20, 2009 at 9:15 PM

    Really sad that so many Arab Jews moved to Israel. The Arab world is so much poorer for it. Israel and Palestine, however, are much richer for it, especially if the palestinians achieve reunification, civil rights, and a one state solution.

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