“Since the rise of Islam, Jews had lived as a tolerated minority, or dhimmi, a status granted to Jews and Christians because… — Matti Friedman Christianity 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,… — Matti Friedman Judaism 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,… — Matti Friedman Joy and sadness Copy Share Image