Photo Gallery: Jewish Women of the Middle East from 100-150 Years Ago

(Twitter) Lenny Ben-David - These are the matriarchs of the Jewish People who lived in Syria, Egypt, Tunisia, Lebanon, Turkey, and Babylon. Their Jewish descendants were forced to leave their homes and many settled in the Land of Israel. Let no one claim that the Jews are not indigenous to the Middle East. The writer served as deputy chief of mission at Israel's Embassy in Washington.