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The Personnel of Cicurel
The Personnel of Cicurel, one of the biggest Department stores in the Middle-East, regarded as “Les Galeries Lafayettes” of the East. With branches in several cities in Egypt, the range at Cicurel was endless: from lavish glass, crockery, fabrics, cosmetics, to the latest elegant Parisian fashions. (From the book “The Golden Era of the Jews […]
Bat-Mitzva Ceremony for girls
Bat-Mitzva Ceremony for girls, from “Shadai Ya’azor” Communal School, Alexandria 1945. (From the book “The Golden Era of the Jews of Egypt” by Levana Zamir)
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)