Relevant Articles
Articles, essays, and research from scholars, journalists, and community members, chosen by JIMENA to deepen your understanding of Jewish life in Syria.
Articles
Are Syrian Jews Arabs?
Historian Dan Shapira shows that the Jews of Damascus, Aleppo, and Qamishli each had their own languages, traditions, and histories, and traces their departure from Syria through the last evacuations.
U.S. Congress Resolution on the Rights of Syrian Jews (1991)
In 1991, the U.S. Congress formally condemned Syria for denying its Jewish citizens the right to emigrate and called for the release of Jews jailed for trying to leave.
Syrian Jews in Brooklyn
Part of the national study JIMENA commissioned and Dr. Mijal Bitton led, this report profiles Brooklyn’s Syrian Jewish community, which local leaders estimate at 50,000 or more.
