"syrian jew"; a jewish person of jewish syrian descent. the large syrian community in the great NY area is known to be tight knit, yet at the same time, known in the area to be very hospitable and charitable to those in need. Some of their services include SAFE (for substance abuse and addcitions), SBH (a multi-network of social work), Sephardic Food fund (providing food to the needy), Sephardic Angel fund (helping people get jobs, and helping failing business with advice and coaching them to success) amoung other things.