Posts Tagged: Egypt Jews
Remembering Alexander the Great, and the History of the Jewish People
Alexander the Great (356-323 BCE) holds a very special place in Jewish historiography and mythology. He passed through the Land of Israel on his way...
Being a Righteous Jew Requires Showing Kindness to Others
Have you ever heard of Riceman? Probably not. He’s a YouTuber who will turn 28-years-old this Saturday. Born in Shanghai, China, his real name is...
Remembering the Ethnic Cleansing of Egypt’s Jews
A January 13 article in the UK outlet The Times (“Prayers to be held as Jews mark return of synagogue”) touched upon the fact that...
Egypt Reopens Historic Eliyahu HaNavi Synagogue in Alexandria
The Egyptian government reopened a historic synagogue in the city of Alexandria on Friday whose origins date back to the 14th century. The Eliyahu HaNavi synagogue...
In Egypt, People Interrupt Holocaust Play for Being Too ‘Zionist’
Elaph reports that a theatrical performance by the Cairo-based Commerce Faculty Theater, entitled Sobibor, has caused a storm of controversy among Egyptians, particularly in the...
Passover: When Jews Stepped Into History on Our Terms
JNS.org - In his important book Power and Powerlessness in Jewish History, the historian David Biale noted that the very first ancient Egyptian reference to...
More Frightening Than Fiction: Virulently Antisemitic Egyptian Film Impresario Honored by the Institut Français
To Hollywood movie fans of my generation, Mideast history on the silver screen meant cinematic blockbusters like The Ten Commandments (1956) and Exodus (1960). The...
Egypt Allocates $2.2 Million to Restore Historic Alexandria Synagogue
JNS.org - The Egyptian government has reportedly approved a budget of $2.2 million for the restoration of the centuries-old Eliyahu Hanavi Synagogue in Alexandria. The Project Sector...
Palestinian, Egyptian News Sites Deny the Holocaust in Antisemitic Series
El Badil, an Egyptian news site, has been publishing a series of articles called "Zionist Lies," written by Maher Shayyal. Part one denies that Jews are a...
Is This What Peace Looks Like?
JNS.org - It's not the end of the world just because an Egyptian athlete refused to shake hands with his Israeli counterpart at the Olympics in...
Jewish Groups Endorse Petition Calling on Egypt to Preserve Institutions, Heritage
Some 11 Jewish institutions including the American Jewish Committee have rallied behind a petition calling on the Egyptian government to recognize and work toward preserving Jewish heritage...
President of Egyptian University Praised by Obama Tells Students to Read ‘Protocols of the Elders of Zion’
In 2009, during his Cairo speech, President Obama said: I am honored to be in the timeless city of Cairo, and to be hosted by two remarkable...
Anti-Semitism is Still a Problem in Egypt
JNS.org - As the Middle East grapples with the fallout of the so-called “Arab Spring” revolutions and the rise of terror groups like Islamic State, Arab...
Another Positive Sign for Jews From the Egyptian Government
Egypt's National Center for Translation has just released an Arabic translation of the Torah. To be precise, they converted Rav Saadia Gaon's 10th century translation of the...
