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Egyptian Identity Card
Egyptian Identity Card, issued in June 1948, in Cairo. (From the book “The Golden Era of the Jews of Egypt” by Levana Zamir)
Boys and girls at the Kindergarten of Cattaoui School
Boys and girls at the Kindergarten of Cattaoui School, Cairo – 1937. (From the book “The Golden Era of the Jews of Egypt” by Levana Zamir)
Zaradel Synagogue
Zaradel Synagogue, at the Jewish quarter of Alexandria (Souk el-Samak el Kadim), built in 1391 by the Zaradel family. Two ancient Siffrei-Tora, called Kadmonim, were found in this Synagogue, with the “Massorah” of Ben Acher and Naphtali, and served once a year only for Simhat Torah procession. (From the book “The Golden Era of the […]
Réna Shémés, spouse of Habib Shémés
Réna Shémés, spouse of Habib Shémés. Her ladino first name ‘Rena’, says she is a descendant of an ancient Sephardic family in Egypt. Her head is covered by decency as well as by coquetry, with an Egyptian ‘Mandil be-Oya’, which is a fine colored silk kerchief, crocheted all around its border with a fine and […]