Making Sense of What Happened in Iran
A political movement with political aims.
January 24, 2018
Escaping both tyranny and a shortage of eligible bachelors.
In 1977, as Syria’s remaining Jews faced an ever-worsening situation, Congressman Stephen Solarz—who represented a Brooklyn district then home to some 25,000 Jews of Syrian origin—managed to bring twelve young women safely to the U.S. The website On the Rescue Front tells the story:
A political movement with political aims.
Vladimir Putin’s dream come true.
It’s not the U.S. government’s job to save Israel from itself.
Soldier in art.
Escaping both tyranny and a shortage of eligible bachelors.
In 1977, as Syria’s remaining Jews faced an ever-worsening situation, Congressman Stephen Solarz—who represented a Brooklyn district then home to some 25,000 Jews of Syrian origin—managed to bring twelve young women safely to the U.S. The website On the Rescue Front tells the story:
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