Jewish community of Damascus

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Jewish_community
gptkbp:containsCommunity gptkb:Mizrahi_Jews
gptkb:Musta'arabi_Jews
gptkb:Sephardic_Jews
gptkbp:country gptkb:Syria
gptkbp:culturalHeritage Damascus Codex
gptkbp:emigratedTo gptkb:Argentina
gptkb:France
gptkb:Israel
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:hasSynagogue gptkb:Eliahou_Hanabi_Synagogue
gptkb:Jobar_Synagogue
gptkbp:historicalPresence ancient times
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Jewish community of Damascus
gptkbp:language gptkb:Arabic
gptkb:Hebrew
gptkb:Judeo-Arabic
gptkbp:location gptkb:Damascus
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:1947_Aleppo_pogrom
gptkb:Damascus_affair
travel restrictions
confiscation of property
Damascus blood libel (1840)
community surveillance by Syrian authorities
emancipation under French Mandate
international advocacy for emigration rights
lifting of travel ban (1992)
persecution after 1948 Arab-Israeli War
restrictions under Ottoman Empire
secret emigration in late 20th century
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Zilkha_family
gptkb:Dwek_family
gptkb:Kassin_family
gptkb:Laniado_family
gptkb:Menashe_family
gptkb:Sabbagh_family
gptkb:Shayo_family
gptkb:Tawil_family
Abadi family
Antebi family
Anzarut family
Saad family
Zarur family
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Jacob_Antebi
gptkb:Joseph_Sabbagh
gptkbp:population less than 100 (21st century)
several thousand (19th century)
gptkbp:populationDecline 20th century
gptkbp:populationPeak 19th century
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Judaism
gptkbp:status almost extinct
gptkbp:墓所 Jewish cemetery of Damascus
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Damascus_affair
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6