Talk:Syrian Jews

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I'll say! I hope someone has enough knowledge to fill in all these headings, because I certainly don't! (By the way, I don't think "Spanish Inquisition" should be a separate heading. It never operated in Syria, and the first we knew of it was the arrival of the expelled Jews.) --Sir Myles na Gopaleen (the da) 08:57, 16 June 2006 (UTC)

Is it right to mention the community of Beirut in the first paragraph? Or should there be a separate category for "Lebanese Jews"? --Sir Myles na Gopaleen (the da) 09:21, 26 June 2006 (UTC)

Hi, 128.231.88.4. Interesting observations on the New York and Israeli communities, if a little POV. But wouldn't it be more to the point to set out basic facts about when they arrived, what areas they settled in and what synagogues they have founded? --Sir Myles na Gopaleen (the da) 08:52, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

The portion on the Syrian Jews in New York focuses too much on the negative aspects of the community (though, in my 19 yrs of experience, they are not wholly unjustified). There are no links here to David Betesh's articles for example; and there is a lot of room for a history that hasn't really been fleshed out. See here: http://www.jewishgen.org/SefardSIG/AleppoJews.htm. This page is actually referenced in the external links section, I'm gonna start writing up a draft summary of it soon.--Bilditup1 16:43, 4 September 2006

[edit] Consistency

Also, would there be objections to change the date style from Jesus-based BC/AD to neutral BCE/CE, as commonly used in articles about Jewish history & religion. A relevant guideline is in WP:MOSDATE#Eras. Thanks. ←Humus sapiens ^ну? 04:37, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

Quite a lot of the article is about present-day Syrian Jewish communities. There would be a case for splitting it into two, and having one article about "History of the Jews in Syria" and one about present-day "Syrian Jews". (I proposed the same thing on the talk page of "History of the Jews in Iraq"). Also, quite a lot of the history is covered by the existing "History of the Jews in Turkey", as Syria was part of the Ottoman Empire for so many centuries.

I have no objection to changing the dates. --Sir Myles na Gopaleen (the da) 09:23, 23 August 2006 (UTC) [Now done: Sir M na G}

Article now split: see History of the Jews in Syria. --Sir Myles na Gopaleen (the da) 12:51, 12 September 2006 (UTC)

Where is the information regarding Israeli Syrian Jews sourced from regarding the older generation and the recent wave? Where is "Merkaz 'Olami le-Moreshet Yahadut Aram Tsoba (World Center for the Heritage of Aleppo Jewry)" sourced from, I would be really interested in finding more about it? Details anyone?

The Merkaz is in rav Aronson street near Kerem ha-Temanim, and I found out about it from the Zenner book (see Bibliography). They don't seem to have a website. I don't know who contributed the bit about Israeli Halabim of different generations, but that too looks like Zenner. --Sir Myles na Gopaleen (the da) 10:39, 11 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Synagogues in New York

Dear 66.230.200.125

I don't understand your reference to the "older generation of immigrants" as attending Shaare Zion: do you mean older immigrants as opposed to newer immigrants? or older immigrants as opposed to American-born? To put it another way: where do newer immigrants go? and where do young American-born Syrians go?

As I understood it, Shaare Zion is the flagship synagogue of the whole community, while the others are either smaller old ones (like Magen David) or cater for a specific ethnic group (like Ahi Ezer). Am I mistaken in this? --Sir Myles na Gopaleen (the da) 16:31, 19 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Surnames

I think that the surname section in its current format looks ridiculous. Maybe we should put it all in paragraph form. Does anyone agree?David Betesh

The original article contained only the most common surnames, like Betesh, Gindi and Esses. But since everyone has been adding their two-penn'orth, it has begun to look like the Brooklyn telephone directory.

If we retain it, I don't think we should have a bullet point for each name. On the other hand, to have one continuous paragraph would be equally forbidding. Perhaps one paragraph for each letter of the alphabet? --Sir Myles na Gopaleen (the da) 10:23, 26 January 2007 (UTC)

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