History of the Jews in Syria

Syrian Jews had predominantly two origins: those who inhabited Syria from early times and the Sephardim who fled to Syria after the expulsion of the Jews from Spain and Portugal in 1492 CE. There were large Jewish communities in Aleppo, Damascus, and Qamishli for centuries. In the early 20th century, a large percentage of Syrian Jews immigrated to Palestine, the U.S. and Latin America. The largest Syrian-Jewish community is now located in Israel and is estimated to number 80,000.^{[citation needed]}

Following the Syrian Civil War, some of the remaining Jews of Syria left the country. As of 2022, there were only four Jews remaining in Damascus^[1] and as of 2023 Qamishli has 1 Jew.^[2] In 2024, the number of Jews in Syria were reported to number 3.^[3]