Chabad Shliach from Turkey Leads Historic Delegation to Syria
Amid ongoing discussions surrounding a potential security agreement between Israel and Syria, a historic Jewish visit took place in Damascus this week.
Rabbi Menachem Mendel Chitrik, Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Turkey and Chairman of the Alliance of Rabbis in Islamic States, led an international delegation that held a rare Jewish prayer service in the Syrian capital.
The delegation included rabbis, academics, and former diplomats. Among them were Professor Lawrence Schiffman of NYU, Jill Joshowitz of the Heinz History Center in Pittsburgh, Steve Dishler of the Jewish Federation of Chicago, and Rabbi Asher Lopatin of Michigan, who organized the trip. Also taking part was Carl Gershman, former US Ambassador to the UN Human Rights Council.
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