The Jews of North and East Syria and their Heritage
The Jews of North and East Syria and their Heritage

Author(s): Thomas Schmidinger
Subject(s): Jewish studies, History of Judaism, Politics and religion, Politics and society, Sociology of Religion
Published by: Transnational Press London
Keywords: religious history; north and east Syria; Muslims; Christians; Yazidis; Jews; Jewish community; Nusaybin; Turkish Syrian-Turkish border crossing; Qamishli; Kurdish; indigenous Jews no region’s;
Summary/Abstract: The religious history of north and east Syria includes not only Muslims,Christians and Yazidis, but also Jews, mainly connected with the Jewish community of Nusaybin on the Turkish side of the present Syrian-Turkish border crossing at Qamishli (Kurdish: Qamişlo). Although indigenous Jews no longer live in the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria,the region’s cultural and religious diversity include a Jewish heritage.

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