1st Edition
The Jews of Egypt A Mediterranean Society In Modern Times
Edited By Shimon Shamir
Copyright 1988
326 Pages
by
Routledge
304 Pages
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Routledge
304 Pages
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Routledge
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The Jewish community of Egypt in modem times-now practically non-existent-consisted in part of autochthonous Jews who traced their origins to the periods of Maimonides, Philo, and even the prophet Jeremiah, thus making it the oldest community in the Jewish Diaspora. It also contained Jews who were part of the waves of immigration into Egypt that began in the second half of the nineteenth century.... Read more
PART 1 THE OTTOMAN BACKGROUND PART 2 POLITICAL COMMUNITY PART 3 ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES PART 4 CULTURAL PARTICIPATION PART 5 INTERNAL DIVERSITY PART 6 IMAGES OF EGYPTIAN JEWRY.
Biography
Shimon Shamir holds the Kaplan Chair in the History of Egypt and Israel at Tel Aviv University.
