- To America

After the opening of the Suez Canal, Aleppo transforms from a thriving trading center to a city struggling to survive. Syrian Jews begin to emigrate to neighboring countries – Egypt and Lebanon, soon others travel farther into Europe, with many settling Manchester, England, and in 1892, the first Syrian Jews emigrate to New York.

(Image of Yusef (Joseph) Beyda, one of the first Syrian Jewish immigrants in New York.)