Talk:History of the Jews in Syria

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I'll say! I hope someone has enough knowledge to fill in all these headings, because I certainly don't! (By the way, I don't think "Spanish Inquisition" should be a separate heading. It never operated in Syria, and the first we knew of it was the arrival of the expelled Jews.) --Sir Myles na Gopaleen (the da) 08:57, 16 June 2006 (UTC)

Is it right to mention the community of Beirut in the first paragraph? Or should there be a separate category for "Lebanese Jews"? --Sir Myles na Gopaleen (the da) 09:21, 26 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Consistency

Thanks for creating this article! I like short titles, but here are a few random arguments to rename this article into History of the Jews in Syria: History of the Jews in Algeria
History of the Jews in Bessarabia
History of the Jews in Egypt
History of the Jews in England
History of the Jews in France
History of the Jews in Germany
History of the Jews in Iraq
History of the Jews in Italy
History of the Jews in Morocco
History of the Jews in Muslim Lands
History of the Jews in Poland
History of the Jews in Russia and the Soviet Union
History of the Jews in Tunisia
History of the Jews in the United States.

Also, would there be objections to change the date style from Jesus-based BC/AD to neutral BCE/CE, as commonly used in articles about Jewish history & religion. A relevant guideline is in WP:MOSDATE#Eras. Thanks. ←Humus sapiens ну? 04:37, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

Quite a lot of the article is about present-day Syrian Jewish communities. There would be a case for splitting it into two, and having one article about "History of the Jews in Syria" and one about present-day "Syrian Jews". (I proposed the same thing on the talk page of "History of the Jews in Iraq"). Also, quite a lot of the history is covered by the existing "History of the Jews in Turkey", as Syria was part of the Ottoman Empire for so many centuries.
I have no objection to changing the dates. --Sir Myles na Gopaleen (the da) 09:23, 23 August 2006 (UTC) [Now done: Sir M na G}

Article now split: see Syrian Jews. --Sir Myles na Gopaleen (the da) 12:51, 12 September 2006 (UTC)