Jewish egyptians
A historic synagogue creates tension between Egypt’s few remaining Jews and their government
A genizah — a trove of sacred texts — was discovered during excavations in a Cairo Jewish cemetery. The contents were confiscated by officials despite protests from the Jewish community.
Egypt unveils restoration of ancient 12th century Egyptian synagogue
Egyptian MP calls on all Arabs to teach their children to reject Israel
Une plaie toujours ouverte
Last active synagogue in Alexandria to be restored to former glory
The Egyptian government will pay for the $22 million restoration despite Egyptian law requiring the community to cover such work.
Suez 1956: one Jewish family's flight from Egypt
Egypt’s Jewish community is vanishing, but Jewish history in Cairo is revived
To pray where Maimonides prayed.
Oldest known Ten Commandments tablet sold for $850,000
The 1,500-year-old tablet is chiseled with 20 lines of Samaritan script.
תֵשַע נְשָמוֹת
New exhibition: Nine Souls
The Egyptian JEW
Joseph Smouha's legacy lives on in Egypt
Delusional, destructive Left vs incompetent, impotent Right
Israel faces a twin peril, far more menacing to its survival as the nation-state of the Jewish people than the Iranian nuclear program or a Palestinian state.
A forgotten heritage
Excerpts from Cairo-based journalist Mark Lavie’s ‘Broken Spring’ chronicle the demise of Cairo’s Jewish community.
