Key Highlights
- Syria’s minister of social affairs and labor on Wednesday approved the registration of a Jewish organization for the first time in the country’s history.
- Hind Kabawat, the first woman appointed to Syria’s transitional government cabinet, registered the Jewish Heritage in Syria Foundation (JHS), marking a milestone for the country's Jewish community. The move allows JHS to fully operate in Syria, including establishing an office, working officially with the government and local communities and serving as the recognized entity responsible for protecting Jewish sites.
- The registration also enables the foundation to coordinate the return of Jewish properties and to bring Jewish delegations to the country on a regular basis.
- TRUMP DECLARES IMPORTANCE OF NOT DERAILING 'SYRIA'S EVOLUTION INTO A PROSPEROUS STATE' Henry Hamra, right, reads the Torah next to his son Joseph Hamra inside the Faranj synagogue in Damascus Dec.
- 10, 2025, as a newly licensed Jewish-Syrian organization begins work to reclaim previously confiscated properties.
