# The Syrian-American Jew Henry Hamra is running for a seat this Sunday in Syria’s first legislature since the ousting of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad. If chosen, Hamra, whose father was reportedly the last rabbi to leave Syria, would be the first Jewish representative to enter parliament since the 1940s. Local committees select two-thirds of the 210-seat legislature, with the rest nominated by Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, under a selection process criticised as undemocratic.
Syria could elect first Jew to legislature since 1940s