Egypt
Egyptians conflicted over preserving Jewish past
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Egypt
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Egyptians conflicted over preserving Jewish past
Associated Press / Google
The warren of slum alleys is called the Jews' Quarter, but no Jews live there. The ancient synagogue still stands, but its roof is gone. The government is renovating it, but is doing so at a moment when anti-Israel feeling is running especially high in Egypt.
The Ben Maimon synagogue exemplifies this country's conflicted relationship with its Jewish past.
The Jewish community that once flourished in the Arab world's most populous nation left behind physical traces ranging from grand temples in central Cairo and Alexandria to a holy man's humble grave in a Nile Delta village. But the modern-day Egyptian view of those relics lies within a narrow spectrum ranging from disinterest to outright hostility.
See the "Planet Hawass" post below for a video of the conservation work being undertaken. In the accompanying text Hawass denies that there is any prejudice against Jewish heritage.
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New Voices (Carly Silver) A post on the National Jewish Student Magazine blog about the lack of information available about the safety of the Cairo synagogues. Exerpt: Concerns have grown from the Egyptian revolutions about the country’s priceless...
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