Syrian Sephardic Conference in Mexico
Brooklyn’s Syrian Jewish community was on stage during the International Congress on Syrian Jews in the American Diaspora, held recently in Mexico City and attended by nearly 600 people.
Sarina Roffé, a community member who has achieved international recognition for her research, genealogical studies and writing about our community, was one of 23 researchers invited to present at the conference. Ms Roffé provided an overview of the 100-year history of Brooklyn’s Syrian community from its inception in 1907 on the Lower East Side until today. While many of the researchers are university professors, Ms. Roffé provides an insider’s view of our community and was able to dispel myths and inaccuracies that come from occasional observers who cannot see the community as a whole.
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Imagine you throw a huge party and invite everyone you know. But this is no regular party, it’s one solid week of food, music and fun. Eventually things wind down and people begin to leave. As the host, you quietly go over to a few of your best friends and whisper: “Stick around after everyone else leaves—that’s when I’m breaking out the good stuff.”
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