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Egypt
The Jewish presence in Egypt extends back to biblical times. Egypt was a place of refuge following the destruction of the kingdom of Judah in 597 BCE and a safe haven from persecution for the Jewish people. During this time, Jewish communities developed Talmudic schools and prospered intellectually.
Photos
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Elana Moussa
Antebi-Vidal family, at a Bar-Mitzva Ceremony (tephillin) in Neve Shalom Synagogue, in 1947.
Joseph Cattaoui Pasha, Minister of Finance at King Fouad Government. President of the Jewish Community of Cairo until 1942.
Pahad Itzhak Synagogue (also called Kraiem Synagogue), at Daher Quarter in Cairo, founded in 1932 by Zaki Kraiem. Still owned by the Jewish Community of Cairo.
Culture
See AllAlthough Jews lived in Egypt for over three thousand years – predating the Arab Islamic conquests by centuries – today less than 20 remain. Indigenous Jewish communities throughout Egypt and North Africa, were all but completely uprooted and destroyed in the twentieth century.