THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS The Tortured 4,500 Jews of Syria By MOSHE RON Jewish News Special Israel Correspondent We recently met a Jewish journalist, who had visited Syria and tried to meet Syr- ian Jews. He was afraid to take a cab to the Jewish Ghetto in Damascus, be- cause the driver would im- mediately inform the Syr- ian Intelligence Service. Therefore, he walked for hours through the streets of mascus until a man wed him the way, but was afraid to approach the ghetto. The man brought a Jewish friend, who refused to talk to the reporter be- * Cause Syrian agents watch all movements of foreigners. When he arrived in the ghetto, Syrian security agents asked him what he was looking for? The jour- nalist showed his press card. The agents told him that there were no antiques and souvenirs sold in the ghetto. After some argu- ment they let him pass, but ordered him to refrain from taking pictures. The journalist walked through dark, dirty streets. People ran from him. Children stopped their play and fled. He could only see hundreds of If You Really Care About Your Thinning Hair CONVINCE YOURSELF TODAY ly cliou'O b gad you dtd. BEFORE honeywell barber salon for Appeinlmenl Call: eyes watching him through closed windows. He asked one of the agents why he could not talk to Jews? Why was the region so closely watched? "Why do you want to talk to Jews?" they asked the journalist. "They are living together with their Arab neighbors and feel very well." The journalist found out that there had been no wed- dings in the ghetto for five years. Jews are not allowed to move outside the ghetto. Jews are not accepted as employees in government institutions and banks. Syrian officers and sol- diers do not buy in Jewish shops. Jews are not al- lowed to talk to tourists. A part of the. Jewish ceme- tery was destroyed.in or- der to pave a new road. The Jewish teachers in two Jewish schools were replaced by Arab teachers. Jewish school children are not allowed to study the Bible, only Jewish prayers. Policemen often visit the Jewish synagogues. Palestinian refugees take money from the Jews. Houses and lots are confis- cated by the authorities. Jews have nothing left to Jewish Cemeteries in Poland Are Safe NEW YORK — Reports that the Polish government intends to demolish the ce- metery for Jewish ghetto victims in Lodz are untrue, reports Agudath Israel of America, national Orthodox Jewish movement, based on information from Senator Jacob K. Javits (R.-N.Y.). Senator Javits informed Agudath Israel that he had learned that there were no plans to destroy any of the Jewish cemeteries in Po-- land, and in fact several Jewish cemeteries in that country are under study for designation as national monuments. Dr. Isaac Lewin, chair- man of the American sec- tion of the Agudist world executive, has for the past years been in communica- tion with the Polish govern- ment to safeguard the sanctity of the Jewish ceme- teeries in that country. sell for a living. The journalist says in Kamishly there is no ghetto, but a concentration camp for Jews. They are not al- lowed to leave their flats from sunset until sunrise. Their children are in school only for six years. They are also forbidden to learn a profession. Jews have to walk separately in the streets, not in groups. They are forbidden to visit public places and are not allowed to pray in pub- lic or perform ritual slaughter. Violators of these rules are punished by severe torture. In Kamishly theye are 350 Jews left, who suffer pain and shame. Sick people do not get medical help. 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