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9.
There are eight university students in all (four men and four
women) specializing variously in economics, agriculture, English literature,
medicine and secretarial skills. One student is pursuing higher studies in
medicine in the United States. There are 12 university graduates in various
specialist fields, half of whom are practising their specializations, with the
remainder employed in commerce.
10.
At Aleppo, the numbers from the Jewish faith working in the private
sector are as follows:
Gold trade:
70 persons
Textile trade:
12 persons
Printing and dyeing:
Wool trade:
8 persons
2 persons.
Some are employed in other miscellaneous areas of work requiring only
one person, such as the sale of stationery, groceries, haberdashery items,
confectionery or poultry, commercial agency work, commercial accountancy,
car dealership and dealing in second-hand equipment.
11.
At Qamishli, there are no special schools for members of the faith
in view of their small numbers. Instead, the 27 children (10 boys and
17 girls) at the primary, preparatory and secondary levels are educated in
State schools. There are two university students; one studying mechanical
engineering at Aleppo and the other studying medicine in the United States.
12.
The members of the faith are engaged in the following private
sector areas:
Textile:
13 shops
Upholstery:
Hairdressing:
1 shop
5 shops
Goldsmithery: 2 shops.
13.
During the academic year 1990/91, the following nine members of the
Jewish faith graduated from the country’s universities:
Dawud Amin Misha Tishrin University, Latakia Medicine
Shahada Haim Haswah
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Joseph Khudr Darziyah University of Damascus
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Kamil Jamil Yitsha University of Aleppo
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