Syria’s New Government Returns Property to Syrian Jews Who Left Decades Ago
11 February 2026

Syria’s New Government Returns Property to Syrian Jews Who Left Decades Ago

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Syria’s Jewish community fled the country’s repressive Assad regime. Now, a new government is encouraging their return by giving back ownership of synagogues and other property. Jane Arraf is there as one Jewish group turns the key on a synagogue’s door in the northern city of Aleppo.

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