The Elijah the Prophet Synagogue, an ancient synagogue in the Jobar neighborhood, was looted and suffered great destruction during the years of war after having been a pilgrimage site for Jews ...

The local synagogues that had developed in the diaspora outside the Land of Israel became the ongoing universal centers of Jewish life. Unlike the words church or temple, which mean “House of ...

in the Ifrange synagogue in the Jewish quarter of Damascus's Old City. — LOUAI BESHARA Syria's tiny Jewish community and Syrian Jews abroad are trying to build bridges after Bashar al-Assad's ouster ...