Movie Matinee: Syrian Jewish Community
January 14, 2025 @ 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
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January 14, 2025 @ 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
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Movie Matinee: Syrian Jewish Community
Episode 5: A Community Grows in Brooklyn (1945 – 1965), tells the story of the community’s postwar boom in the 1950s, including the move to Ocean Parkway.
Tuesday, January 7, 2 PM
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Episode 6: The Jews of Syria (1930-1967) tells the dramatic story of how the Syrian Jewish community in Aleppo and Damascus (along with other Jews in Arab lands) experienced harsh treatment and violence and were forbidden to travel or emigrate following the partition of Palestine in 1947.
Tuesday, January 14, 2 PM
RSVP with Ashley or Aimee at (718) 627-4300, ext 4300
This program is made possible in part through the generous support of the NYC Department for the Aging.