Egypt
New Voices (Carly Silver)
- Alexandria's Only Jewish Monument Eyed For Restoration
Al Masry Al Youm Authorities in Alexandria are preparing plans for the restoration of the city’s only Jewish monument. The synagogue on Nabi Daniel street is one of Egypt’s most important Jewish historical sites. The scheme will be carried out by...
- Jewish History Part Of Heritage
Bikya Masr (Mohamed Abdel Salam) The Egyptian Minister of Culture Farouk Hosni said that Egypt bears the expenses of the restoration of all Jewish antiquities being restored in the country. He added that like the rest of the Egyptian antiquities whether...
- Conservation: Egypt's Jewish Heritage
asharq alawsat (Zahi Hawass) There is a ridiculous story being circulated by malicious and biased media organs that claim that a group of Jews had informed UNESCO that the floor of the Maimonides synagogue in the ancient Al-Jamaliyah district of Old Cairo...
- More Re Preservation Of Jewish Heritage In Egypt
Egypt Today (Sarah Mishkin) Fourteen years ago, the American Research Center in Egypt (ARCE) found itself in an enviable position: They had just won a $15 million grant to restore Egyptian antiquities. Antiquities in Egypt are not hard to find, and the...
- Preservation Of Jewish Heritage In Egypt
American Jewish Committee In Egypt for events marking the centennial of Cairo’s main synagogue, Shaar Hashamayim, an American Jewish Committee delegation met this week with Egyptian officials to discuss efforts to preserve the Jewish heritage in Egypt....
Egypt
What's going on with Egyptian synagogues?
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 antiquities. Despite Zahi Hawass’s assurances that many items have remained safe, it appears much has been damaged.
Egypt also has invaluable Jewish sites, like the synagogue at Alexandria, but these are not mentioned in the media as much. During all the chaos, what has happened to Jewish historical sites in Egypt?
- Alexandria's Only Jewish Monument Eyed For Restoration
Al Masry Al Youm Authorities in Alexandria are preparing plans for the restoration of the city’s only Jewish monument. The synagogue on Nabi Daniel street is one of Egypt’s most important Jewish historical sites. The scheme will be carried out by...
- Jewish History Part Of Heritage
Bikya Masr (Mohamed Abdel Salam) The Egyptian Minister of Culture Farouk Hosni said that Egypt bears the expenses of the restoration of all Jewish antiquities being restored in the country. He added that like the rest of the Egyptian antiquities whether...
- Conservation: Egypt's Jewish Heritage
asharq alawsat (Zahi Hawass) There is a ridiculous story being circulated by malicious and biased media organs that claim that a group of Jews had informed UNESCO that the floor of the Maimonides synagogue in the ancient Al-Jamaliyah district of Old Cairo...
- More Re Preservation Of Jewish Heritage In Egypt
Egypt Today (Sarah Mishkin) Fourteen years ago, the American Research Center in Egypt (ARCE) found itself in an enviable position: They had just won a $15 million grant to restore Egyptian antiquities. Antiquities in Egypt are not hard to find, and the...
- Preservation Of Jewish Heritage In Egypt
American Jewish Committee In Egypt for events marking the centennial of Cairo’s main synagogue, Shaar Hashamayim, an American Jewish Committee delegation met this week with Egyptian officials to discuss efforts to preserve the Jewish heritage in Egypt....