Those who have been permitted to travel for health reasons or business have had to leave family members and monetary deposits to ensure their return. Additionally. Jewish involvement in political activity has been restricted. and Syrian Jews have been arrested. held without trial. and tortured. In April 1992 the Syrian Government finally began allowing Jews to leave Syria. However. few permits have been granted since October 1992. The remaining 1.400 Jews in Syria continue to be denied the right to emigrate. We must not forget those who still await permission to leave Syria. This day of commemoration. the Shabbat Zachor was first initiated in 1975 in Canada to memorialize the murder of four young Jewish women caught in their escape from Syria.
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