Thousands of Jews left Syria in 1992, when they were allowed to emigrate. The visit by a small delegation of U.S.-based Syrian Jewish religious figures last week was their first time back since then.

I want to see my kids come back and see this beautiful synagogue ... relatively well-preserved, Syria's largest synagogue in Jobar, an eastern suburb of Damascus, was reduced to rubble during ...

The overthrow of the Assad regime in Syria paved the way for a historic visit, with Syrian Jews returning from the U.S. to Damascus for the first time in three decades, hoping to rebuild community.

"This is purely about Syria," said Moustafa. The delegation's first stop after flying into Damascus last Monday ... "Is there anything more beautiful than your home?" The ball caps turn out ...