HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF JEWS FROM EGYPT This site is designed to gather, and provide historical and current information on the Jews From Egypt, one of the most ancient established societies in the world. We will attempt to cover the period from Joseph Saadia el Fayoumi (Saadia Gaon) to the present day.
HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF JEWS FROM EGYPT This site is designed to gather, and provide historical and current information on the Jews From Egypt, one of the most ancient established societies in the world. We will attempt to cover the period from Joseph Saadia el Fayoumi (Saadia Gaon) to the present day.
The Society This site is designed to gather, and provide historical and current information on the Jews From Egypt, one of the most ancient established societies in the world. We will attempt to cover the period from Joseph Saadia el Fayoumi (Saadia Gaon) to the present day.
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Second Exodus Documenting the Second Exodus from Egypt and the Arab countries
My Story Contributors recount personal stories before, during and after the Second Exodus.We need your stories now
Egypt.html pertaing to Egypt and Jewish life in the 20th century
Anti Semitism Comparisons of Israel with the Nazis, denial of the Holocaust and traditional libels are common manifestations of anti-Semitism in the Egyptian media.
An Expulsion with a Pledge to Never Return The policy of sequestration and confiscation was in effect from 1948-1967. During the war of 1967 many Jews were mistreated and placed in jails for no reason other than they are of the Jewish faith
From Germany to Port Said When speaking of Jews from Egypt, most people relate to the largest communities of Cairo and Alexandria, very little is known about Port-Said’s. Although it numbered about 600 persons, it witnessed some important events which occurred before and after World War II.
Egyptian Jewry under the Nasser regime, 1956-70. The history of the Egyptian Jews from 1956 to 1970 is presented. Jews have lived in Egypt ever since they established a small colony in Upper Egypt on the Island of Elephantine, before the Babylonian Exile.
The Jewishness of Cairo The Jewishness of Cairo By Benny Ziffer Cairo, August The first light of morning palely illuminated the broad avenue that leads west to the pyramids at Giza and the thicket of cube-like buildings that line it. And I'm sitting at the Cleopatra shwarma restaurant, whose porch spills out on to the still-slumbering street, in the company of a black prostitute with a profusion of black and red braids. Her name is Victoria and she is taking tiny bites (to make it last as long as possible) of a chicken liver sandwich in a roll after a night of work at the adjacent Nirvana club (at the end of the night, I observed her as she patiently dealt with a young German who bought her champagne and cocktails and rubbed his dick through his pants against her ass as they took a spin on the dance floor. His belt buckle was inlaid with fake diamonds and his ears glittered with diamond earrings). Victoria is a refugee from Sudan and is working here to support her mother and her two small children, who came with her to Cairo.
NASSER'S JEWS 1-2 This document needs no commentary. It was written in French by an Egyptian Jew from Cairo who was arrested last June 1967, then liberated, deprived of his nationality and expelled ... For obvious reasons, we shall not reveal the author's identity. It so happens that he is a Jew, and he describes here the cruelty which the Egyptians inflict upon the Jews. No matter what the religion, nationality, race or opinions of a man, no matter in what country one deals with the fate of human beings, such treatment is inadmissible. This must be said. It must also be said that, if every country has had its sadistic soldiers and jailers, no one in Egypt has, to our knowledge, raised his voice in public protest against what is going on in his country
Story of Egypt's Jews: Rich, complex, not yet over 04-16-2003 17:15 CAIRO, Egypt (AP) _ In a fifth-floor office nearest the creaky elevator, behind a door that still bears the name of their late father and law firm's founder, attorneys Magda and Nadia Haroun chat about childhood visits to the synagogue and family seders. It's tempting to see them, washed in the sepia light of late morning, as relics of an Egyptian Jewish community that once numbered in the tens of thousands but has dwindled to about 100.
NASSER'S JEWS 3-4 History NASSER HMAVERIK NASSER began before Akaba Tiran began before before
Jewish Life and Imprisonment in Egypt Joe has vivid memories of his grandparents who were to him “like saints,” full of wisdom. Though they had little money, Joe says that they were rich with humility.
THE ABU-ZA'ABAL PRISON On June 21, 1999 Mr. Jacques Blumenzweit contacted me by telephone for the first time, the conversation was recorded with his consent and his name is used here with his consent. The conversation was conducted in english, french and arabic. Mr. J. Blumenzweit one of the 350 prisoners at AbuZaabal recounted the entire episode of his imprisonment with many details, he mentioned names, events, torture, and atrocities committed by the guards against the prisoners.
J'accuse The title for this commentary on the French psyche may seem overly familiar, but as Gilbert Gottfried recently suggested in a television “roast,” if something works once it will work every time.
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Were Egypt’s Jews Really Expelled? The new Israeli curriculum on Jewish communities in the Muslim world is welcome, but it highlights only the persecution. And in the case of Egypt, it’s not even clear a full-fledged expulsion happened
Suez Crises and the Jews of Egypt On 29 October 1956 the colonial powers Britain and France colluded with Israel to attack Egypt in order to reverse President Gamal Abdel Nasser’s nationalisation of the Suez Canal, a western strategic interest and the gateway to India and the East.
Remembering the 'second exodus from Egypt' They were born in Egypt in the 1930s and 1940s, and grew up in bourgeoisie families in a multicultural and multilingual Jewish community. In the 1950s, they left the land of the Nile.
Restitution for Egyptian Jews Versus Palestinian Rights Today, at Brandeis University, Waltham MA; an Academic forum was held, to discuss what the possible next steps are for Israel and the Palestinians peace process,a ochement with the estranged Jewish community. And what steps ought and should be taken to acknowledge that episode in history and see to it that it is redressed. Is an apology overdue?
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Internees at Abu Zaabal and Tora Prison Camps This is partial list of 350 Egyptian Jews interned in Abu Zaabal prison in 1967 due to the Six Day war, 165 Rabbanit and 185 Karaites Jews.
The Abu Za'abal Prison On June 21, 1999 Mr. Jacques Blumenzweit contacted me by telephone for the first time, the conversation was recorded with his consent and his name is used here with his consent. The conversation was conducted in english, french and arabic. Mr. J. Blumenzweit one of the 350 prisoners at AbuZaabal recounted the entire episode of his imprisonment with many details, he mentioned names, events, torture, and atrocities committed by the guards against the prisoners.
A Jewish Archive from Old Cairo It is now 100 years since the Genizah Collection was formally presented by the Jewish community of Cairo to the University of Cambridge,
Great Rabbis of the Muslim Empire the dawn of a new era of Jewish cultural creativity, one that lasted almost 600 years and was central in the development of Judaism.
Jewish Families in Alexandria in 1840 In 1840, at the height of the "Damascus Affair", the blood libel against the Jews of Damascus, Moses Montefiore traveled to the Middle East. Whilst in Alexandria, he convened a meeting of the Jews of that city with a view to the drafting of written statutes for that community. He also commissioned a census of Alexandrian Jewry
THE ARABIC DIALECT OF JEWS IN MODERN EGYPT Jews living in various parts of the Arab world sometimes spoke distinctive Arabic dialects,2 differing in a number of respects from the Arabic spoken by their Muslim and Christian neighbors
Seder Tawhid There is an ancient custom here in Egypt that on the night of Rosh Hodesh Nissan they make in the synagogue with lots of people and great pomp Seder El-Tawhid.
Great Rabbis of the Muslim Empire the dawn of a new era of Jewish cultural creativity, one that lasted almost 600 years and was central in the development of Judaism.
Royal reply The Historical Society of Jews from Egypt extended an invitation to Her Royal Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, … and His Majesty King Juan Carlos I of Spain, to become Patrons
Open Letter to President Mubarak We, Jews from Egypt residing in the United States, wish to welcome you to our country. We wish you well on your visit with President Obama. If Nasser had not persecuted us, stolen all our property, and expelled us ignominiously with only the shirts on our backs, we would still be living in Egypt and contributing to its greatness as we always have. Indeed, we care about our heritage and cherish it openly. It will be a good day when Egypt finally recognizes our many positive contributions to its history. Sadly, it does not appear this day is near
Letter to Carmen Weinstein March 13, 1997 We came to the realization that the Comunauté in Egypt, will no longer be able to preserve and upkeep our heritage. In a few years it will be extinct. For after 50 years of leaving Egypt, and close to 20 years after the peace process, we are not aware of any Jews returning to Egypt.
The Awakening of the Jewish World I discovered this yellowish almost worn out book, as you will see from some of the scanned pages. Written in perfect literary Arabic; the book was published in 1934
Ahaba ve Ahva The Ahava ve Ahba is the first Jewish Egyptian congregation in the United States. Established in 1963 on a rented space provided by the Magen David congregation on 2066 67 street in Brooklyn NY 11204.
Chaar Hachamaim - GATES OF HEAVEN Inside Chaar Hachamaim two large marble tablets on either side of the central nave evidence an engraved Hebrew listing of those resolute men who contributed to the synagogue's barn-raising and helped maintain it for several decades after. With over 100 names historically linked with the country's first privatization in 1898-1906, in a way the tablets are a roll-call of the Jewish financial elite of the time.
Are You a Jew From Egypt Have you noticed that the voices of Holocaust denial are getting louder and more frequent? In Iran, in Arab countries, in other Islamic countries, in the West -- they seem to proliferate everywhere.
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The Jews Were Expelled from Egypt This article is a rebuttal of Mr. Eyal Sagui Bizawe’s recently published article in Haaretz, “Were Egypt’s Jews Really Expelled?”
A Personal Exodus Story This story was written as the positive act of a 'witness', witnessing what transpired to my family and me, during the early days of June 1967;
Restitution for Egyptian Jews Versus Palestinian Rights Today, at Brandeis University, Waltham MA; an Academic forum was held, to discuss what the possible next steps are for Israel and the Palestinians peace process,a ochement with the estranged Jewish community. And what steps ought and should be taken to acknowledge that episode in history and see to it that it is redressed. Is an apology overdue?
Slavery and the Second Exodus I wrote, while commenting on the perniciousness of global anti-Semitism, that: " ... may be I am still thinking as one of Pharaoh's Jewish slaves of yore that wandered in the desert for 40 years, and never entered the promised land, as free people. "
Why I am Angry It took me over 37 years before I cared to share my story with my own family and my own children; the Story of My Exodus from Egypt after the '67 war with Israel.
Yes your Excellency “I agree with you" At a recent academic forum held in October 2005 at Brandeis University in Waltham MA, addressing what would be the next steps to take to resolve the Israeli/Palestinian issue and to come to terms with what can and needs to be done, his Excellency Nabil Fahmi, the Egyptian Ambassador to Washington DC was the Keynote speaker.
Early Diary of a Refugee from Egypt illustrates how difficult it was for all of us Jews from Egypt to make a new start from scratch, as the Egyptians confiscated everything we had as the price for letting us go."
growing_up_under_pharaoh I was born in Egypt in early September, a permanent dweller. A few days later was Yom Kippur, and already I was learning to beat my breast in repentance. "For the sin that we have committed by dwelling permanently in the Land of Egypt".
Breaking Away "_Ya khawaga_ Mizrahi", said the Secret Service man over the telephone, "bring your son Maurice to our headquarters at 3 p.m. this afternoon."
Celebrating Passover and the Exodus from Egypt in Egypt Well, spring is here, Passover is about to begin, and this week's Torah portion is a special one for Pessah. It's always a special time for me, because I was born and raised in Egypt during just about the worst period to be a Jew in Egypt.
From Egypt to America a Multilingual's Story autobiography was prepared on request and, as the cover note shows, with some reluctance. The modest author is nineteen years of age and at different stages of his life had mastered four languages. For purposes of reproduction here we have abridged the text slightly, and occasionally tampered with the punctuation.
Lost Prophecy It was also in Egypt that my family was forced to repeat the biblical exodus of Moses’ time. Like thousands of Jews (an estimated 75,000 in the 1950’s), they had to leave behind a lifetime of friends and possessions. I experienced this exodus as a child. I was forced to grow up in an alien culture, longing for the land and the time that my grandparents had lived in.
Almost the Last Jew of Egypt Carmen Weinstein, the leader of Egypt's nearly extinct Jewish community, managed to survive the Nasser, Sadat and Mubarak regimes, only to die on April 13, barely 10 months into the rule of Mohammed Morsi and his Muslim Brotherhood. Coincidence? Oh, I suppose so—Weinstein was 82 and in frail health when she died Saturday in her Cairo apartment.
Lost in a Faithless Age When doctors don't have all the answers, is there anyplace else to turn?
Candle Power MY family came to America from Egypt in 1963. We arrived during Hanukkah, and I remember being unable to take my eyes off the electric menorahs glowing in the windows of houses in Brooklyn, where we set out to hunt for our first apartment. Even as a child I was struck by how open religious practice was in this country. Christmas decorations were everywhere — this was, after all, Bensonhurst. But what astonished me most was that Jews could be as affirmative and demonstrative as their Christian neighbors about their faith. After we had settled upstairs in a “two-family,” I tried to persuade my parents to buy an electric menorah. I loved how the soft orange light could illuminate even the darkest winter nights. And having a public menorah was, well, American. After all, our Italian neighbors competed to set up ever more elaborate holiday displays — trees, Santas, elves, reindeer, sleighs, lights and crèches with figurines of Jesus and Mary. Our Jewish neighbors responded by prominently displaying their
Taste: A Matter of Life and Debt Taste: A Matter of Life and Debt By Lucette Lagnado 18 June 2004 The Wall Street Journal In December 1963, my family sailed from Cherbourg, France, to New York by way of the Queen Mary. The voyage aboard the graceful old ship took about six days. It would be almost 16 years before my father could pay back the $1,199 in travel expenses, chiefly the purchase of 5 1/2 tickets on the Cunard Line. I was the half. A while ago I unearthed the ledger detailing my father's repayment of the debt in the archives of the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS), the agency that helped bring my family over to this country. A month-by-month accounting of every one of the $10 and $15 payments, it was part of a thick dossier that chronicled our journey from Nasser's Egypt, one of tens of thousands of Jewish families fleeing the Mideast, caught in a 20th-century Exodus.
The other within: A Sephardic Odyssey It was here in Brooklyn, where we settled, that my family began to fall apart. My sister left home shortly after we arrived. That was the first blow: Who ever heard of a girl leaving her family before she was even married?
Lucette Lagnado Wins the $100,000 Lucette Lagnado Wins the $100,000 2008 Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature for her memoir: The Man in the White Sharkskin Suit: My Family's Exodus from Old Cairo to the New World
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My life in Abu Zaabal and Tora I was born in Cairo, Egypt, November 26, 1946 in the Sakakini area. In 1958, we moved to a nicer neighborhood, called Midan el Tahrir right in the center of Cairo. I studied at "Lycee' Français" in Daher and obtained the "E3dadeyah" ( Junior High School diploma). Then I went to "Institute Salesiano Don Bosco", an Italian trade School in Rod el Farag (a Cairo neighborhood). There, I graduated in 1965 from the Mechanical Section. I also went to the "Leonardo da Vinci" School of Mechanical Drawing.
Exodus Today As an Egyptian Jewish refugee, I celebrate Passover with special meaning. Passover is a time to commemorate the Jews' liberation from slavery in Egypt in 1,300 B.C. and return to freedom in Israel. At my family seders in Cairo in the 1940s, we felt as if we represented the enduring memory of that exodus. Little did we know that we would soon experience our own exodus from Egypt as a result of racism and oppression.
Out of Egypt Out of Egypt” is a 96 page document handed out by the Spanish Portuguese synagogue in NYC to guests invited to honor Egyptian families member of the Congregation Shearith Israel.
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I Buried MY Father's Talis at Bassatine I was looking through some of my correspondence with my family from the time I was in Egypt and thought that everyone might get a kick out of a letter I sent to my father.
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THE CULTURAL HERITAGE OF THE JEWS FROM EGYPT the intercultural traditions developed in various new directions. Generally, the Jews in Egypt were taught and had a good knowledge of at least four languages: French, which become the mother tongue of most of the Jews, Hebrew, Arabic, and English.
The Displacement of Jews From Arab Countries The displacement of Jews from Arab countries and the hardships accompanying their immigration to Israel constitute an aspect of the Middle East refugee problem relatively unknown and neglected. Starting 1948, 900.000 Jewish refugees were uprooted in their hundreds of thousands from the lands of their birth in which they had dwelled for centuries prior to the Muslim conquest, that is, before the Arabs came from the Arabian desert to these regions in the 7th century
THE CAIRO BOURSE The founding directors included representatives from the principal banks operating in Egypt: Credit Lyonnais, the Ottoman Bank, the National Bank, Banque d'Egypte and the Anglo Bank. The two other directors representing the commodity and cereal markets were Adolphe Cattaui and Monsieur Mortera. The job of president of the board naturally went to Moise Cattaui Bey.
L’ecole de mon enfance Dans les quartiers de Sakakini et Ghamrah, au nord du Caire, la plus célèbre école juive était l’école Moïse de Cattaoui Pacha. Elle était jumelée avec l’école des filles Marie Suarès dont elle était mitoyenne. A Cattaoui, les classe primaires jusqu'à la 6ème étaient réservées aux garçons et les classes secondaires de la 7ème à la 9ème (telle était la nomenclature en son temps) étaient mixtes. Inutile de préciser que les jeunes garçons dont j’étais, rêvaient sans cesse d’accéder aux classes secondaires pour, enfin, côtoyer, les jeunes et coquettes demoiselles sur les mêmes bancs. Cette école dépendait de la fameuse Alliance Israélite Universelle, fondée en France en 1860 par des notables juifs français qui avaient pour idéal, tant de répandre parmi les communautés juives à l’étranger la civilisation et l’humanisme de la France, que de permettre aux couches de la petite bourgeoisie juive dans ces communautés d’accéder à l’enseignement de la langue et d
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Internment in Egypt The history of my internment in Egypt during the six-day war
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Leaving Cairo My father lost his plastic toys factory last month. Without any warning, one morning he went only to see the door sealed with red wax. Those leaving the country were allowed to take very little, some clothes and a couple of pounds
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The Jews of Egypt A couple of years ago, after 40 years of silence, 15 of my high school friends found each other, thanks to the Internet. We had a wonderful and emotional reunion in Paris. We came together from Australia, Brazil, Israel, Europe and the States.
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A 21st Century Exodus: Dina’s Journey From Alexandria to Jerusalem PASSOVER INTERVIEW: Dina Ovadia has come a long way from her childhood in an Arab country, with no knowledge of her Jewish heritage. Today, she serves in the IDF. There are Cinderella stories and there’s the Passover Haggadah – but Dina’s story is a bit of both.
My Aunt Ita Conversations with my Aunt Ita about Jewish life in Egypt Alexandria.
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Our Last Trip to Egypt Several years' ago my husband, myself and our three sons were in Israel. My husband and sons decided they wished to see where there mum had lived as a youngster. I had been warned by other ex Alexandrians and Cairenes of what I would find,
Jewish Contribution to Egypt This document is presented to render homage to the Jews of Egypt and their contributions to the rapid economicexpansion and modernization of Egypt which was mutually profitable to Egypt and the Jewish community which was forced to leave by Gamal Abdel Nasser
Letter from Israel received this tonight from a relative. This is an eye-opening account of what is truly going on in the Middle East. Very sobering indeed.
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We must let it be known up-front We must let it be known up-front that we are quite firm in our resolve of getting back all our civil records and religious artifacts. No bargaining, this is our sacred religious heritage that we are reclaiming.
Mes Années en Égypte Durant cette période et bien avant 1931 les Juifs en Égypte -- ou les Juifs d’Égypte -- passèrent par diverses situations -- bonnes ou mauvaises selon les circonstances et notamment a la suite de l’idéologie de Hassan -- El-Banna (circa 1925) pour arriver aux pires moments à partir de fin Octobre 56.
My Last Years In Egypt I was born in Alexandria in 1931 and I left Egypt in 1957 after the Suez War called in hebrew - Mivtsa’a Kadesh”.
Mes Années en Égypte Durant cette période et bien avant 1931 les Juifs en Égypte -- ou les Juifs d’Égypte -- passèrent par diverses situations -- bonnes ou mauvaises selon les circonstances et notamment a la suite de l’idéologie de Hassan -- El-Banna (circa 1925) pour arriver aux pires moments à partir de fin Octobre 56.
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A Healing Home of Dreams I left Egypt as an infant with my parents in 1951. Now I was finally back, hoping to experience the place that had shaped my family.
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A Jewish Refugee Remembers A couple of weeks ago Congress passed Resolution HR 185 acknowledging the injustices committed by Arabs against the Jews then living among them.
I am a Refugee I was born in Alexandria Egypt. My parents were born in Egypt and so were my maternal grandparents.
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NONA Ms. Lori Setton a teenager born in the United States of Egyptian born parents, resides today in the state of Florida. She wrote the following report for her history class, and forwarded to the HSJE by her uncle for comments.
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From Egypt to Israel and Loving it During 1960-1963 years, I was in my class de Bachot already and all my friends had slowly left Egypt one by one. I was suddenly alone with my two parents set in their old ways and who had forbidden me to go out or to meet friends,
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I Too Am a Refugee. The world talks about pities the Palestinian refugees. They are confined to their camps, bullied and harassed by their host countries, Lebanon, Syria, Egypt, Jordan. (Kuwait expelled all its Palestinians after the Gulf War).
I Too Am a Refugee. The world talks about pities the Palestinian refugees. They are confined to their camps, bullied and harassed by their host countries, Lebanon, Syria, Egypt, Jordan. (Kuwait expelled all its Palestinians after the Gulf War).
The Forgotten Exile Nothing in my life predisposed me to put down on paper this difficult duty of memory that is slowly fading away. It is probably unconsciously that I respected this teaching: "thou shalt transmit".
Mes Souvenir d'Egypt D’abord les bruits. Incantations du muezzin de la mosquée d’en face (il y a toujours une mosquée en face !) convoquant à la prière, appels du chiffonnier : robabekia, robabekia , vieilleries, vieilleries,
The_Forgotten_Exile "I am also a refugee; our house was taken, the fruit of my family's hard labour stolen, our tombs desecrated, our places of worship vandalised, my stamp collection wrenched. I have turned the page, It had to be done and I have retained neither hatred nor rancour for those who kicked me out
Foul et Taamia Mais en quittant son pays (qui chassera ses Juifs quelques mois après), sa famille, ses amis, une partie de sa vie, la plus belle peut-être, meurt.
Ras el Bar My vacations’ paradise How to describe so many years of fun and family outings? I can only recall tidbits brought to mind by familiar aromas, sounds, images
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Why stop at Jews This may be surprising, but Anti-Semitism in Egypt predates the Arab-Jewish conflict. Had Egypt's government passed an Anti-Semitism Awareness Act a century or more ago, Egyptian Jews would still be jointly contributing with other Egyptians to the country today, and would be a bridge of true peace between the Egyptian government and Israel.
Egypt that Was Images of the Egypt that was genuinely point to a cosmopolitan and diverse culture, now long gone. But a more thorough knowledge of history reveals that these images also belie a sad truth:
A Timeline of Jews in Egypt Corrections to New York Times “A Timeline of Jews in Egypt”, Published in NYT on June 23, 2015 By Rami Mangoubi (copyright). The New York Times recently published “A Timeline of Jews in Egypt”.
The Jews of Egypt Yesterday and Today In “The Jews of Egypt” (Elaph, December 22, 2005)[1], author Nabil Sharaf el Deen is respectful of Egyptian Jews, and even acknowledges that they suffered injustices, including expulsion, during the Nasser era.
EGYPT - My longest 10 minutes On the first day of the war, at a quarter to five sharp, we heard a knock at the door. We opened. Two policemen in civilian clothes wanted my brother Sami for 10 minutes at the station. He followed them.
نوستالوجيا الزمن الجميل تداعب ذاكرة يهود مصر يمكن القول باطمئنان أن اليهود المصريين حالة خاصة واستثنائية داخل إسرائيل، فربما كانت الطائفة الوحيدة التي يرتبط أفرادها بحنين جارف لبلدهم الأصلي مصر، وفي المقابل فلازا
Window Dressing Egyptian Jewry recognizes those campaigns very well. We know very well the manipulation and exploitation methods employed by the Egyptian Government. – make a big deal of nothing - These will no longer work with us.
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PROBLEM OF IDENTITY OF A JEW FROM EGYPT More than thirty years ago, I left Egypt to study psychology in the United States. I had been accepted for graduate work at Michigan State University. While I could speak English correctly, being a graduate of the American University at Cairo.
Egypt For The Egyptians The Story of Abu Naddara (James Sanua) 1839-1912. While it is well known among scholars that Jews made many significant contributions to the commercial, industrial and intellectual development of modern Egypt, very few of them were active in the political life of the country
Growing up as a Jew in Cairo About 50 years ago, I came to America to study psychology. I was fluent in English but my speech had a slight accent?
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Le Patrimoine d'Alexandrie en danger Salut tout le monde, je suis Victor Balassiano qui a servi la communauté juive d’Alexandrie depuis 52 ans. C’est embarrassant de vous donner les nouvelles de la communauté juive d’Alexandrie après le décés de Monsieur Max Salama.
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Under my Father’s Tallis It is a very meaningful poem to me in that it encapsulates my recollections of a very special time as a young girl going to the Abraham Betesh synagogue
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Jewish Life and Imprisonment in Egypt Jul 19, 2013 - Joe has vivid memories of his grandparents who were to him “like saints,” full of wisdom. Though they had little money, Joe says that they were ...
Ahaba ve Ahva The Ahava ve Ahba is the first Jewish Egyptian congregation in the United States. Established in 1963 on a rented space provided by the Magen David congregation on 2066 67 street in Brooklyn NY 11204.
Gaby Aghion Gabrielle Aghion was a French fashion designer and the founder of the French fashion house Chloé. She is said to have coined the phrase "prêt-à-porter."
Leila Murad Leila Murad was a Jewish-Egyptian singer and actress. She is also credited as "Layla Murad".. Layla Murad was born in Alexandria on February 17, 1918 to Ibrahim Zaki Mordechai and Gamilah Salmon.
Daoud Hosni Al Ahram Weekly published an article on March 1, 2000 by Fayza Hassan titled The Word, the Tune, the Stone. Daoud Hosni was mentioned between the lines ..." The H.S.J.E. fills this void by providing a short Biography of Daoud Hosni for future generations. Daoud Hosni was one of many Egyptian Jews that contributed to modern Egyptian Art, and muted by the Official Authorities.
Rabbi Nahum Effendi One of the most eminent rabbis in the Middle East was Haim Nahum Effendi - a scholar, lawyer, linguist and diplomat who served as Chief Sephardic Rabbi of Egypt for over thirty-five years from 1925 until his death in 1960.
abu_naddara For those unfamiliar with James Sanua, known as Abou Naddara, more properly as Yaqub Rufail Sanu (1839-1912). In 1877 he founded the first Arabic language satirical magazine Abou Naddara
Ada Aharoni Ada Aharoni is an Israeli writer, poet and lecturer, whose works have won her international acclaim. She writes in English and Hebrew and has published twenty two books to date
Elsamaw'al ibn Adia. السموأل بن عاديا A famous poem of Elsamaw'al Inb Adia. about the pride of judaism.they used to teach that in all schools in the all Arab countries.
Henri Levy Henri LEVY, né le 12/12/1922 au Caire - Egypte ,fils de Haroun Chalom LEVY né en 1868 – décédé en 1922 à Montevideo Il était commerçant dans l’Import Export. Sa maman Emilie LEVY née LEVY fille de Baroukh LEVY.