Thousands of Syria’s Jews left in recent decades. But after Assad’s ouster and easing of sanctions, they can now reconnect ...

For Henry Hamra, who fled Damascus as a teenager with his family in the 1990s, the 30 years since have been shadowed by worry for what they left behind. Recommended Videos ...

HENRY HAMRA: I remember my father, the last day that we - before we left here, he was praying, crying when he was praying the last prayer over here.

Henry Hamra, 46, pointed out a Spanish Jewish feature of one of the synagogues — a women's section on the second floor, accessible through a separate outside staircase.

Henry Hamra recalled that his family had lived in constant fear of the draconian Syrian intelligence services — a common experience for Syrians of all religions during the Assad dynasty’s ...

Henry Hamra, 46, pointed out a Spanish Jewish feature of one of the synagogues — a women's section on the second floor, accessible through a separate outside staircase.

For Henry Hamra, who fled Damascus as a teenager with his family in the 1990s, the 30 years since have been shadowed by worry for what they left behind. Recommended Videos ...

Henry Hamra said his community would press Israel to return priceless Jewish texts that were taken there from Syria during previous decades, including by alleged looters during Syria's civil war.

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — As Rabbi Yusuf Hamra and his son Henry were visiting Damascus this week for the first time since emigrating from Syria to the United States more than three decades ago ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — American Jews who fled their Syrian homeland decades ago went to the White House this week to appeal to the Trump administration to lift sanctions on Syria that they say are ...

Henry Hamra said his community would press Israel to return priceless Jewish texts that were taken there from Syria during previous decades, including by alleged looters during Syria's civil war.