The Rescuer: The Amazing True Story of How One Woman Helped Save the Jews of Syria
The Rescuer: The Amazing True Story of How One Woman Helped Save the Jews of Syria
Lester, Mason & Begg | September 25, 2007 | ISBN-10: 0978176537 | 296 pages | PDF | 8.8 MB
Lester, Mason & Begg | September 25, 2007 | ISBN-10: 0978176537 | 296 pages | PDF | 8.8 MB
It was the mid-1970s news report about twelve Syrian Jews being blown up in a minefield while trying to escape their country that brought home to Judy Feld Carr the terrible plight of Syria’s Jewish population. Like other Jews who remained trapped in Arab lands following the formation of the State of Israel, Syrian Jews lived in daily peril, virtual prisoners of a totalitarian regime, their every move closely monitored by the Muhabarat (the Syrian Secret Police), with extortion, imprisonment, and torture a constant reality.
Over the next thirty years, “Mrs. Judy” (as she was known to the people she helped) publicly championed the cause of Syrian Jews as she secretly negotiated their escape–dealing with smugglers, bribing officials, haggling over travel documents, arranging medical aid, and funnelling money to those in need, even to those in prison.