tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12677825.post7619068165535221417..comments2024-03-29T11:39:42.348+00:00Comments on Point of No Return: Jewish Refugees from Arab and Muslim Countries: Restoring Damascus's abandoned Jewish quarterUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12677825.post-59984057028257415042010-05-28T16:45:55.457+01:002010-05-28T16:45:55.457+01:00There is no tourism restrictions to Syria that I k...There is no tourism restrictions to Syria that I know of (except by Israeli citizens).Alain Farhihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10585742973806366691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12677825.post-83065862765088504952010-05-22T22:32:51.001+01:002010-05-22T22:32:51.001+01:00Thanks for the link Alain, absolutely fascinating....Thanks for the link Alain, absolutely fascinating. Shame we can't visit.Michellenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12677825.post-7851057194712699982010-05-22T01:57:11.129+01:002010-05-22T01:57:11.129+01:00The picture shown above is in fact the living room...The picture shown above is in fact the living room of Mourad Farhi House (a cousin of Raphael). The house is known as Beith Dahdah a more recent owner. For a complete story on the Farhi houses of old Damascus, check the following URL.<br />http://www.farhi.org/Documents/Farhi_Houses.htm<br /><br />Another Farhi house that has already been restored is the Hotel Talisman in Old Damascus.<br /><br />Alain FarhiAlain Farhihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10585742973806366691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12677825.post-35919464290922034862010-05-20T22:14:42.101+01:002010-05-20T22:14:42.101+01:00During the Holocaust, the Nazis wanted to make the...During the Holocaust, the Nazis wanted to make the old Jewish quarter of Prague into a museum of a vanished people. They planned to preserve buildings, including the synagogues or some of them, plus Jewish artifacts and religious objects of various sorts. How is this project in Damascus different?Eliyahu m'Tsiyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07973268399414290195noreply@blogger.com