Study of Cairo's synagogues reveals an Egyptian Jewish 'Golden Age' abruptly ended
Israel’s neighbor Egypt once had a thriving Jewish community dating back to ancient times. Today, only a handful of Jews remain — the result of mass emigration caused by the tumultuous events and changes of the 20th century, including the establishment of the State of Israel.
In the sprawling capital of Cairo, old Jewish synagogues are tended to by the few remaining community members and the Egyptian government itself. These buildings and the documents and Judaica preserved under their roofs are the subject of a new book, “Sacred Places Tell Tales: Jewish Life and Heritage in Modern Cairo,” published last month by the University of Pennsylvania Press.
The book’s author, Prof. Yoram Meital of the Department of Middle Eastern Studies at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, was granted unprecedented access to the Cairo synagogues from 2017 to 2021 in his role as historical consultant to Cairo’s Jewish community.
One of the main goals of the book is to show how “the Jewish community was part and parcel of Egyptian society, culture and history,” Meital said, speaking with The Times of Israel from the United States, where he has been spending the year as a member of Princeton University’s Institute for Advanced Study.
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Another Jewish genocide/ethnic cleansing too many refuse to talk about mainly because they are so historically ignorant, they don't even know it exists!
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