As a result of mainly clandestine emigration, the Syrian Jewish population declined. In 1957, there were only 5,300 Jews left in Syria, out of an original population of 15,000 in 1947. In 1968, it was estimated that there were 4,000 Jews still in Syria. Pupils at the Maimonides school in Damascus.

Many Jews fled from Syria to Palestine during the anti-Jewish riots of 1947. After that, the Syrian government clamped down and allowed no emigration, though some Jews left illicitly. In the last two decades, some emigration has been allowed, mostly to America, though some have since left America for Israel, under the leadership of Rabbi ...

On July 18, 1947 at 4:00 p.m., on the eve of the Jewish Sabbath, the Exodus was towed into Haifa harbor. The journey of the Exodus was over but not that of the refugees. Amid worldwide public outrage, the British compelled the passengers to disembark and some were forcibly removed to be registered and then reloaded onto ships that they said would be sent to Cyprus.

Archive. On November 29, 1947, the United Nations decided to fulfill the promise of the 1917 Balfour Declaration. As stated in the Balfour Declaration, the …

The Arab Invasion. In the first phase of the war, lasting from November 29, 1947 until April 1, 1948, the Palestinian Arabs took the offensive, with help from volunteers from neighboring countries. The Jews suffered severe casualties and passage along …

Even before the ship (by then renamed the Exodus 1947) reached Palestine's territorial waters, British destroyers surrounded it. On July 18 a struggle ensued between British naval forces and passengers on the ship. A Jewish crew member and two passengers were killed. Dozens suffered bullet wounds and other injuries.

World War II, as more Jews tried to flee the Holocaust in Europe. In 1947, the United Nations split Palestine up into Arab and Jewish areas. The nation of Israel was created on May 14, 1948. The next day, the countries surrounding Israel declared war on the new nation. Israel has been in an almost permanent state of internal conflict ever since.

What happened to the syrian jews? Close. 1. Posted by. Anti FSA. 5 years ago. Archived. What happened to the syrian jews? I've heard that there is a small jewish community living in Damascus but never seen related news during the war, so... does anybody knows how they live? what is their position during the initial clashes? 5 comments. share.

A History of the Jews, a list of expulsions for 2000 years. This historical background of centuries of anti-Semitism eventually exploded in the 20th century "Holocaust". The hostility and hatred manifested in the holocaust was therefore not new. As we have stated ancient writings contain much anti-Semitism.

Many Jews were moved to the Ghettos or concentration/death camps. The SS shot majority of Jews. Nazis killed between "160,000 and 180,000 German Jews in the Holocaust" (Website 2). The third website describes how Jews had to give up their jobs and the homes/business' that they owned. Students were stopped from going to school.