Damascus Jews

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Jewish_community
gptkbp:communityStatus ancient
diminished
gptkbp:containsCommunity gptkb:Aleppo_Jews
gptkb:Baghdad_Jews
large in 19th century
very small in 21st century
gptkbp:country gptkb:Syria
gptkbp:culturalHeritage distinct liturgical traditions
unique religious customs
ancient Jewish presence in Syria
gptkbp:diaspora gptkb:Brooklyn,_New_York
gptkb:Buenos_Aires
gptkb:Mexico_City
gptkb:Paris
gptkbp:emigratedTo gptkb:Argentina
gptkb:France
gptkb:Israel
gptkb:Mexico
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:historicalEvent gptkb:Damascus_Affair
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Damascus Jews
gptkbp:languageSpoken gptkb:Hebrew
gptkb:Judeo-Arabic
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Damascus
gptkbp:notableInstitution gptkb:Al-Franj_Synagogue
gptkb:Eliahou_Hanabi_Synagogue
gptkb:Jobar_Synagogue
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:David_Sutton
gptkb:Isaac_Sassoon
gptkb:Jacob_Antebi
gptkb:Joseph_Sabbagh
gptkb:Moses_Safdieh
gptkbp:persecutedBy gptkb:French_Mandate
gptkb:Ottoman_Empire
gptkb:Syrian_Republic
gptkbp:populationDecline 20th century
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Judaism
gptkbp:subjectOf gptkb:Blood_libel_accusations
gptkb:Damascus_Affair_(1840)
gptkb:Syrian_Jewish_diaspora
gptkb:Jewish_exodus_from_Arab_lands
destruction of synagogues in Syrian Civil War
emigration ban lifted in 1992
restrictions under Syrian government
gptkbp:tradition gptkb:Jewish_community
Mizrahi Judaism
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Jewish_diaspora_in_Syria
gptkb:Aleppo_Sephardim
gptkb:Jobar_Synagogue
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6