Syrian Jews (Hebrew: יהודי סוריה Yehudey Surya, Arabic: الْيَهُود السُّورِيُّون al-Yahūd as-Sūriyyūn, colloquially called SYs / ˈɛswaɪz / in the United States) are Jews who live in the region of the modern state of Syria, and their descendants born outside Syria.

3 days ago · The community in Syria numbered about 100,000 at the start of the 20th century. A wave of emigration had already begun at that time and accelerated in the years surrounding Israel’s creation in 1948, Syrian Jews faced increased tensions and restrictions. Many emigrated to Israel, the United States and other countries.

There were large Jewish communities in Aleppo, Damascus, and Qamishli for centuries. In the early 20th century, a large percentage of Syrian Jews immigrated to British Mandate-Palestine, the U.S. and Latin America. Following the Syrian Civil War, some of the remaining Jews of Syria left the country.

4 days ago · The father and son fled Syria in the 1990s, after then-Syrian president Hafez al-Assad lifted a travel ban on the country's historic Jewish community, which had faced decades of restrictions ...

2 days ago · Syria's tiny Jewish community and Syrian Jews abroad are trying to build bridges after Bashar al-Assad's ouster in the hope of reviving their ancient heritage before the community dies out. This week, a small number of Jews living in Damascus, along with others from abroad, held a group prayer for the first time in more than three decades, in ...

DAMASCUS, Syria—Dust filled the air as Rabbi Yosef Hamra opened a long-sealed closet containing holy scrolls untouched since he last held Jewish services in the centuries-old synagogue three ...

Thousands of Jews illegally fled Syria to go to Israel. 1. Shortly after, the Syrian government intensified its persecution of the Jewish population. Freedom of movement was severely restricted. Jews who attempted to flee faced either the …