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NEWS
Few Jews Remain in Damascus and Aleppo
By Yisrael Rosner
Of the 140 Jews who were living until recently in the Syrian capital of Damascus, and in Aleppo, which was formerly a significant Jewish center, only some 50 Jews remain. This information was revealed by Israeli Druse MK Iyov Kra, the man responsible for regional collaboration, after speaking with the leader of Syrian Jewry. The latter updated him with the fact of the considerable drop in the numbers of Jews still living in those two major Syrian cities. This Jewish leader conveyed this fact last Tuesday, but asked that his identity remain secret. He reported that only eight Jewish women live in Aleppo, and not even one man. All the rest have already left.
In an interview in the Jerusalem Post, MK Kra described the fear felt by the remaining Syrian Jews to speak freely. He added that he is among the few people in Israel who still maintain contact with Syrian Jews. "Syrian Jews are interested in speaking with me, as a Druse, because they have excellent relations with the local Syrian Druse community," he explained. He said that Syrian Jews are worried about threats from ISIS and other groups. Some Jews were also killed in recent fighting.
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