The centuries-old synagogue and yeshiva of Beth Nassi in Aleppo, Syria, was demolished last month by Syrian authorities, according to reliable reports received here by the Committee for the Rescue of Syrian Jewry. Committee president Abraham Dwek reported today. According to the report, Dwek said, Syrian authorities also ordered the destruction of on entire Jewish section in Aleppo and the eviction of Jewish families whose belongings were thrown into the street.
Dwek said he sent a telegram today to President Carter, reporting on the ” distressing situation ” of the Jews of Syria and asking the President to instruct the State Department to protest ” this outrageous act of sacrilege and demolition ” of the synagogue and yeshiva, located near the Bab el Faraj Square in the heart of Aleppo, as well as the destruction of the Jewish section. Dwek said he rejterated his appeal to Carter to call on Syrian President Hafez Assad to permit the remnant of the Jewish community, an estimated 5000 Jews, to emigrate.
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