Images

The Mouski in Cairo
(called Mouski because of its musk-perfumes traders), was one of the three entrances of the Jewish Quarter. Most of the Mouski shop owners were Jews, a few of them living in the Jewish quarter. (From the book “The Golden Era of the Jews of Egypt” by Levana Zamir)

Excursion at the Pyramids of Guizah
Excursion at the Pyramids of Guizah – Cairo 1943. (Levana Zamir private collection)

The “Louvetaux”
The “Louvetaux” – boy-scouts of the Petit Lycée in Alexandria – 1932. (From the book “The Golden Era of the Jews of Egypt” by Levana Zamir)