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Without Future
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The Plight of Syrian Jewry
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Artikel-Nr:
9780275933135
Veröffentl:
1989
Einband:
HC gerader Rücken kaschiert
Erscheinungsdatum:
06.10.1989
Seiten:
160
Autor:
Saul S. Friedman
Gewicht:
394 g
Format:
235x157x13 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
SAUL S. FRIEDMAN is a Professor of History at Youngstown State University. He is the author of Land of Dust: Palestine at the Turn of the Century (1982), No Haven for the Oppressed: United States Policy Toward Jewish Refugees, 1938-1945 (1973), The Oberammergau Passion Play: A Lance Against Civilization (1984) and Pogromchik: The Assassination of Simon Petlura (1976).
Friedman writes that the 4,500 Jews left in Syria--virtual hostages in Syria's conflict with Israel--live under conditions that have been compared to those of Nazi Germany. He details the suffering and persecution endured by Jews living in Damascus, Aleppo, and Qamishli during the last 30 years. He includes first-hand accounts of Jews oppressed by the Syrian government, including the torture of Jews in Syrian prisons. Friedman urges putting pressure on the Syrian government through petitions to government representatives, the United Nations, the International Red Cross, and the Vatican. Booklist
Of the 40,000 Jews who lived in Syria prior to 1948, some 4,500 remain as virtual hostages in Syria's conflict with Israel. Friedman describes the experiences of this persecuted group in the hope that the pressure of public opinion will persuade the Syrian government to put an end to the torture, killing, and harassment and allow Jewish residents to emigrate.
The myth of Islamic toleration; Arab-Jewish relations in the 20th century; a humanitarian gesture; the deal debating society; Sophie's choice; freedom to emigrate; the Bahats; Purim 1986; Abu Wujjah, father of pain; a death at the door; Damascus - the Haret El-Yahud; Qamishli; feminine destiny.