The Omayad Bazaar in Midhat Pasha Street in 1988

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Image Source: Sony Maurice Nseiri Archive

The Omayad Bazaar was founded by the Damascene Jewish artist Sion Nseiri, specialized in metalworks and copper-art. When he became ill in 1962, the shop was run by his son Maurice until the family emigrated to in 1994.