Rare document sheds light on the Damascus Blood Libel, 185 years later
The document, titled "Persecutions Against the Jews of Damascus ," was published in Paris in the same year and sold for 1 ...
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How artist blacksmith and bladesmith Owen Bush forges a modern Damascus knife
His artistically forged, welded and fabricated metalwork encompasses Damascus knives, swords and axes influenced by Saxon bladesmithing from the seventh to the ninth century. Owen forges a modern ...
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Syrian Jews return to Damascus for the first time in decades, hoping to build bridges
The visit by a small delegation of U.S.-based Syrian Jewish religious... Syrian Jews return to Damascus for the first time in decades, hoping to build bridges DAMASCUS — If there is a verbal ...
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Syrian Jews return to Damascus hoping to rebuild a community
ARRAF: As they walk through streets still known as the Jewish quarter in modern Damascus, the delegation members wear kippahs, religious head coverings, and to hide them, baseball caps on top for ...
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How Assad's Remnants Plunged Syria Back Into Darkness
Assad’s downfall would be a chance to come together and heal the wounds of the victims’ families. It was not to be. The ...
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Syrian Jews return to Damascus hoping to rebuild a community
The overthrow of the Assad regime in Syria paved the way for a historic visit, with Syrian Jews returning from the U.S. to Damascus for the first time in three decades, hoping to rebuild community.