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Eliahu Hannavi Synagogue
Eliahu Hannavi Synagogue (Interior) – Alexandria. (From the book “The Golden Era of the Jews of Egypt” by Levana Zamir)
The “Kosher” Grand Hotel Aslan of Rass-el-Barr
The “Kosher” Grand Hotel Aslan of Rass-el-Barr, with Staff and tourists. Was sequestrated in 1956, but still carries the Jewish name Aslan Hotel. (Levana Zamir private collection).
Ben-Ezra Synagogue in Fostat (Massr a-‘atika)
Ben-Ezra Synagogue in Fostat (Massr a-‘atika), old Cairo. Was built in the year 25 of the first century, as mentioned by the famous historian Dov Goitein, as well as by Yacov Cohen & Shmuel Tamari. (Because of its basilica style, Albert Buttler argued it was bought in 882 from the Coptic church). Regarded as the […]
Rabbis of Egypt
This unique picture from March 3rd 1945, gathers almost all the in function at the time. Center on the right: Chief Rabbi Nahum Effendi, Rav Aharon Shueka – from Ahava Ve-Akhva, Rav Yehuda Maslaton Cohen Trab – Av Beith-Din, Rav Shmuel Nefussi – later Chief Rabbi of Alexandria, behind him Rav Yossef Dayan, (Ahava Ve-Akhva). […]