‘I am a Syrian Jew’

July 26, 2016  

Of the thousands of Syrian immigrants who have found asylum from the civil war currently plaguing Syria, it appears that there is at least one Jewish voice among them.

The Swedish The Local Voices interviewed Alonov, 25, a Jewish Syrian who has sought asylum in Sweden since 2014, about his experience growing up as a Jew in Syria.

Alanov said that, growing up in Syria, he had a nice life: ” Most of our neighbors knew that we were Jews, it was quite normal and fine.”

However, he qualified that “I never said openly that I was Jewish to those who didn’t know us[…] Schools always taught indiscriminate hatred of all Jews. Whenever I was asked, I would say that I’m Christian.”

Despite being a Jew, Alonov clearly identifies himself with the Syrian destiny, and expresses a desire to return to Syria one day and help rebuild the country:


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