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| '''Syrian Jews''' derive their origin from two groups: those who inhabited ] from early times and those ] who fled to Syria after the expulsion of the Jews from ] (1492 A.D). There were large communities in ], ], and ] for centuries. In the early twentieth century a large percentage of Syrian Jews emigrated to the U.S., Central and South America and Israel. Today there are almost no Jews left in Syria. The largest Syrian-Jewish community is located in Brooklyn, New York, and estimated at 40,000. | '''Syrian Jews''' derive their origin from two groups: those who inhabited ] from early times and those ] who fled to Syria after the expulsion of the Jews from ] (1492 A.D). There were large communities in ], ], and ] for centuries. In the early twentieth century a large percentage of Syrian Jews emigrated to the U.S., Central and South America and Israel. Today there are almost no Jews left in Syria. The largest Syrian-Jewish community is located in Brooklyn, New York, and estimated at 40,000. | ||
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Syrian Jews derive their origin from two groups: those who inhabited Syria from early times and those Sephardim who fled to Syria after the expulsion of the Jews from Spain (1492 A.D). There were large communities in Aleppo, Damascus, and Beirut for centuries. In the early twentieth century a large percentage of Syrian Jews emigrated to the U.S., Central and South America and Israel. Today there are almost no Jews left in Syria. The largest Syrian-Jewish community is located in Brooklyn, New York, and estimated at 40,000.
History
Second Temple Period
The tradition of the community ascribes its founding to the time of King David (1000 B.C.), whose general Joab occupied the area of Syria described in the Bible as Aram Zoba: this name is taken by later tradition as referring to Aleppo. Whether or not this tradition has a basis in fact, both Aleppo and Damascus certainly had Jewish communities early in the Christian era.
Post Second Temple
Spanish Inquisition
Arrival of Spanish Jews to Syria
Under the Ottoman Empire
World War I
Leaving Syria
The Syrian Community of New York City
The Syrian Community of Mexico
The Syrian Community in Israel
Practices and Customs
Pizmonim
Baqashot
Liturgy
References
- Sutton, Joseph, Aleppo in Flatbush
- Sutton, Joseph, Magic Carpet
- Harel, Yaron, Bi-Sefinot Shel Esh la-Ma'arab (By Ships of Fire to the West: Changes in Syrian Jewry during the Period of the Ottoman Reform 1840-1880)
- Harel, Yaron: Sifre Ere"tz (The Books of Aleppo)
See also:
Sephardi Jews
Mizrahi Jews
Baqashot
Pizmonim
Syrian Cantors
Aleppo Codex
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