The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/egyptian-jews/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Mon, 15 Jun 2026 04:50:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Egyptian Jews | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/egyptian-jews/ 32 32 Study of Cairo’s synagogues reveals an Egyptian Jewish ‘Golden Age’ abruptly ended https://www.timesofisrael.com/study-of-cairos-synagogues-reveals-an-egyptian-jewish-golden-age-abruptly-ended/ Sat, 17 Aug 2024 04:44:57 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3352206 In 'Sacred Places Tell Tales,' Ben-Gurion University Prof. Yoram Meital examines the modern history of Cairo's Jews and its thriving pre-1948 community

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]]> Historic synagogue creates tension between Egypt’s government and few remaining Jews https://www.timesofisrael.com/historic-synagogue-creates-tension-between-egypts-government-and-few-remaining-jews/ Fri, 22 Dec 2023 13:52:11 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3184284 The antiquities ministry has exerted control over the 1,200-year-old house of prayer it paid to renovate. Now the tiny community fears it doesn't respect their ownership of the site

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]]> Fearing attacks, Jews in Egypt cancel public Hanukkah celebrations https://www.timesofisrael.com/fearing-attacks-jews-in-egypt-cancel-public-hanukkah-celebrations/ Sun, 10 Dec 2023 16:20:07 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3174929 Cairo's dwindling community, numbering only five native members, decides not to hold candle-lighting in a city synagogue, amid growing antisemitism

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]]> Worshipers pack Tehran synagogue for Selichot service ahead of Rosh Hashanah https://www.timesofisrael.com/worshipers-pack-tehran-synagogue-for-selichot-service-ahead-of-rosh-hashanah/ Sat, 16 Sep 2023 06:31:05 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3097736 Prayers also held for Jewish New Year at Cairo synagogue for first time in 70 years

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]]> Egyptian synagogue once home to famed ‘Cairo Geniza’ completes extensive renovation https://www.timesofisrael.com/egyptian-synagogue-once-home-to-famed-cairo-geniza-completes-extensive-renovation/ Thu, 31 Aug 2023 20:59:12 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3085204 Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly attends ceremony reopening tourist site, following 'careful architectural restoration work,' according to Egyptian cabinet

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]]> Albert Arie, one of the last remaining Egyptians with Jewish roots, dies at 90 https://www.timesofisrael.com/albert-arie-one-of-the-last-remaining-egyptians-with-jewish-roots-dies-at-90/ Sun, 18 Apr 2021 07:13:59 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2526261 Former communist, anti-Zionist activist converted to Islam in the 1960s but remained committed to preserving Jewish-Egyptian heritage

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]]> ‘Jewish Disney bros’ who founded Egypt animation industry make triumphant return https://www.timesofisrael.com/jewish-disney-bros-who-founded-egypt-animation-industry-make-triumphant-return/ Thu, 18 Feb 2021 21:38:30 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2489325 Tal Michael's film 'Bukra fil Mish Mish' focuses on the Frenkels, a long-forgotten trio who launched a cartoon company by their bootstraps in the 1930s before being forced to flee

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]]> Israel sends matzahs, Passover items to Jews in… Egypt https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-sends-matzahs-passover-items-to-jews-in-egypt/ Mon, 06 Apr 2020 13:11:32 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2277720 Foreign Ministry says boxes of kosher for Passover food went to tiny Jewish communities in Cairo and Alexandria

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]]> Worshipers fete ‘very emotional’ Shabbat in refurbished Alexandria synagogue https://www.timesofisrael.com/over-180-jews-gather-in-alexandria-to-celebrate-shabbat-in-refurbished-synagogue/ Sun, 16 Feb 2020 21:53:20 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2241594 After largest Jewish prayer gathering in the city in decades, expats ask Egyptian government to release historic community registers

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]]> Homecoming: Alexandria synagogue hosts Egypt’s largest Jewish prayers in decades https://www.timesofisrael.com/homecoming-alexandria-synagogue-hosts-egypts-largest-jewish-prayers-in-decades/ Sat, 15 Feb 2020 14:00:47 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2217719 180 members of Egyptian-Jewish Diaspora return to fete renovated Eliyahu Hanavi shul, even as country's tiny Jewish community prepares for a Jew-free future

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]]> US contributes to project aimed at conserving historic Jewish cemetery in Cairo https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-contributes-to-project-aimed-at-conserving-historic-jewish-cemetery-in-cairo/ Wed, 12 Feb 2020 13:48:38 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2239635 American Research Center in Egypt says work will focus on creating thorough documentation of the graveyard and putting together a site management plan

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]]> Egypt unveils historic Alexandria synagogue after three-year renovation https://www.timesofisrael.com/egypt-unveils-historic-alexandria-synagogue-after-three-year-renovation/ Fri, 10 Jan 2020 20:02:18 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2218430 The city's few remaining Jews praise Egyptian leader Sissi for funding project, part of a push to draw tourists by marketing country's rich cultural heritage

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]]> Historic synagogue in Alexandria set to be reopened following major renovation https://www.timesofisrael.com/historic-synagogue-in-alexandria-set-to-be-reopened-following-major-renovation/ Mon, 23 Dec 2019 20:45:34 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2207317 Eliyahu Hanavi shul is one of two remaining Jewish houses of worship in the coastal city, where only a few Jews live today; Jewish leaders originally from Egypt welcome move

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]]> Death of matriarch reduces Cairo’s Jewish population to 5 https://www.timesofisrael.com/death-of-matriarch-leaves-cairos-jewish-population-at-5/ Mon, 08 Jul 2019 23:58:31 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2108568 Marcelle Haroun, mother of current head of city’s tiny Jewish community, died over the weekend at the age of 93

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]]> From other end of world, group races to preserve Middle East’s Jewish heritage https://www.timesofisrael.com/from-other-end-of-world-group-races-to-preserve-middle-easts-jewish-heritage/ Tue, 05 Jun 2018 02:20:53 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1859740 Since 2010, Boston-based Diarna has used 3-D mapping, traditional scholarship and oral interviews to document more than 2,500 locations of Jewish sites in Mideast and North Africa

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