Jews in Syria

GPTKB entity

Statements (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf ethnic group
gptkbp:challenges political instability
religious persecution
emigration pressure
gptkbp:communityEngagement declined significantly since 1948
remnants_in_Damascus_and_Aleppo
gptkbp:cultural_impact art
music
literature
cuisine
Sephardic_traditions
gptkbp:culturalHeritage Passover Seders
Yom Kippur services
Bar Mitzvah celebrations
gptkbp:culturalSignificance influenced by surrounding cultures
maintained through traditions
preserved through religious practices
gptkbp:hasLanguage gptkb:Arabic
gptkb:Hebrew
gptkbp:hasPopulation approximately 100
faced discrimination
historically integrated
cultural_exchange
gptkbp:historicalEvent emigration in the 20th century
expulsion in 1947
gptkbp:historicalRecords contributed to local economy
influenced by regional politics
engaged in trade and commerce
participated in cultural life
part_of_Jewish_diaspora
gptkbp:historicalSite gptkb:Jobar_Synagogue
gptkb:Damascus_Synagogue
gptkb:Tomb_of_the_Jewish_Martyrs
gptkb:Tomb_of_Ezra
Aleppo Synagogue
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Jews in Syria
gptkbp:initiatives gptkb:Jewish_Community_Council_of_Syria
gptkbp:legacy over 2,000 years
gptkbp:majorCity gptkb:Damascus
Aleppo
gptkbp:notableFigures gptkb:David_Ben-Gurion
gptkb:Abraham_Isaac_Kook
gptkb:Moses_Maimonides
gptkbp:religion Judaism