“The Jews of Syria have no connection with the Zionist question,” read one plaintive advertisement that a Jewish youth club in Damascus, Syria’s capital, published in local papers in 1929. “On the contrary, they share with their fellow Arab citizens… — Matti Friedman Copy Share Image
“Since the rise of Islam, Jews had lived as a tolerated minority, or dhimmi, a status granted to Jews and Christians because they were… — Matti Friedman Copy Share Image
“At first these stories were one of many threads making up the national life of the Jews. They also had a land, and a… — Matti Friedman Copy Share Image
“The Jews of Syria have no connection with the Zionist question,” read one plaintive advertisement that a Jewish youth club in Damascus, Syria’s capital,… — Matti Friedman Copy Share Image
