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Syrian Jews say held first group prayer in decades

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.

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Syrian Jews' homecoming brings hope for reconstruction and a permanent return after decades in exile

As Rabbi Yusuf Hamra and his son Henry were visiting Damascus this week for the first time since emigrating from Syria to the United States more than three decades ago, they were met by former neighbo

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Syrian Jews say held first group prayer in decades in Damascus synagogue

Syria's tiny Jewish community said they held their first group prayer in decades Wednesday, in a synagogue in Damascus's Old City, expressing joy at the long-awaited return to public worship.

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‘Everything is better than before’: How Syria is reopening to tourists

I’m in Damascus right now. It’s a beautiful winter ... I want to help tourism recover.” Alsmadi was certain things would ...

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Experts weigh in on VP Vance's visit to Damascus, highlighting need for action

Stanton told me it is a good first step to getting things back on the ... of Southwest Virginia Damascus here what they need and then go back to Washington and see how they can help, said ...

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The last Jews of Damascus: A journey through memory and ruins

In Damascus again after a hiatus of nearly eight years, I decided to see what remained of the city’s once flourishing Jewish community. The dictator was gone. The new Islamist rulers had yet to ...

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Syrian Jews say held first group prayer in decades

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