The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/jobar-synagogue/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Wed, 10 Jun 2026 11:24:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Jobar Synagogue | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/jobar-synagogue/ 32 32 Torah scrolls disappear from Damascus synagogue in fog of Syria war https://www.timesofisrael.com/torah-scrolls-disappear-from-damascus-synagogue-in-fog-of-syria-war/ Sun, 17 Jun 2018 11:49:06 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1872360 Activists say Jewish artifacts handed to rebel group in 2013 for safekeeping have gone missing, with some reportedly resurfacing in Turkey

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]]> Syria accuses Israel of stealing artifacts from Damascus https://www.timesofisrael.com/syria-accuses-israel-of-stealing-artifacts-from-damascus/ Sun, 25 Mar 2018 16:48:34 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1817262 UN ambassador Bashar Jaafari says religious books smuggled from Eliyahu Hanavi Synagogue in Jobar to New York via Istanbul

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]]> Pictures said to show historic Damascus synagogue destroyed https://www.timesofisrael.com/pictures-show-historic-damascus-synagogue-destroyed/ Wed, 28 May 2014 05:20:40 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=993020 After numerous reports of damage from civil war, Jobar's Eliyahu Hanabi Synagogue 'flattened' in attack by Assad's forces on capital's suburb

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]]> Historic Damascus synagogue looted and destroyed https://www.timesofisrael.com/historic-damascus-synagogue-looted-and-destroyed/ Sun, 31 Mar 2013 23:07:15 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=439902 Assad forces, rebels trade blame for destruction of country's holiest Jewish site; 'it's the Syrian heritage regardless of religion,' says official

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]]> Syrian troops destroy ancient synagogue https://www.timesofisrael.com/ancient-synagogue-destroyed-by-syrian-troops/ Sat, 02 Mar 2013 05:53:37 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=396274 Video posted by rebels shows heavy damage to 2,000-year-old Jobar Synagogue, one of Syria's holiest sites for Jews

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