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SYRIA · 36.2°N 37.1°E · CITY

Aleppo

Aram-Zoba / Halab

Aram-Zoba - guardian of the Aleppo Codex (the Keter Aram Zoba, ~925 CE Tiberias; held in Aleppo from the 14th century) - shattered by the December 1947 riots and emptied by the 1948-90s exodus; the codex survives in Jerusalem.

Modern locality anchor

Aleppo

Syria · City · 36.2°N 37.1°E

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Where is Aleppo?

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THE COMMUNITY TIMELINE · EVERY NODE DATED

What happened to the Jewish community of Aleppo?

1100–1492

Community attested medieval era; Musta'arab core

1492–1947

Sephardic layer (1492 exiles)

1947–1947

December 1947 riots (synagogues burned; codex damaged)

1948–2022

1948-90s exodus; effectively zero

Today

Today

No community; the Aleppo Codex (Keter Aram Zoba) lives at the Israel Museum, Jerusalem.

LANGUAGES & COMMUNITY

What did Aleppo sound like?

Judeo-ArabicHebrew (עברית, Ivrit)

Judeo-Arabic is a language with its own grammar, literature, and history — not “broken” anything, and not a dialect of Hebrew.

AFTER · IN FULL COLOR

What survives today?

In Aleppo

No community; the Aleppo Codex (Keter Aram Zoba) lives at the Israel Museum, Jerusalem.

  • Great Synagogue of Aleppo (al-Safra) site

    former synagogue · historic site

    Traditionally dated 5th c.; destroyed/damaged post-1947 and in the civil war.

  • Bahisita quarter

    historic quarter · public landmark

In Israel & the diaspora

The community's story continued elsewhere — these places carry it now.

Buenos AiresParisKyivMoscowMinskTel AvivJerusalemHaifa

In memory

Texts and figures that carry Aleppo forward.

Saadya Gaon (882–942)

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SOURCES & REVIEW

  • Encyclopaedia Judaica, 2nd ed. (place entry)

    Macmillan Reference USA · 2007

  • Syria - Virtual Jewish History Tour

    Jewish Virtual Library · open source

Reviewed 2026-07-30

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