Historical Society of Jews From Egypt

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Egypt

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HSJE: 2008, Mid Year REPORT
A Lamentation
   

PRESS RELEASE

Historical Society of Jews from Egypt Appeals to UNESCO:

"Convince Egyptian Culture Minister to Grant Access to Our Archives and Take Custody of Copies under United Nations World Heritage Protection"

French version

L'Association historique des Juifs d'Egypte envoit un appel à l'UNESCO: Veuillez convaincre le ministre égyptien de la culture de permettre l'accès à nos archives et que les copies demeurent sous la protection du Patrimoine Mondial des Nations Unies.

Hebrew version

Letter to UNESCO:

 Subject: To retrieve copies of the civil and religious registers and archives of our community.

AJE(UK) and  the ASPCJE (France) Join the HSJE Appeal to UNESCO to Take Custody and Save Egyptian Jewish Heritage 

 

Egypt Scores a Double Header Against the Jews From Egypt

Faruq Hosni, a candidate to head UNESCO
Farouk Hosni, Egypt's Minister of Cultural Affairs "I'd burn Israeli books myself if I found any in libraries in Egypt,"

"An Aspirant Book-Burner Cannot Head the Intellectual Arm of the United Nations

Farouk Hosni: Egypt deals indiscriminately with all antiquities

Egyptian's Bid for U.N. Post In Doubt Over 'Burn' Quip - May 29, 2008 - The New York Sun

Al-Ahram Weekly | Features | Remembrance of things past

Delegation of Egyptian-born Jews forced to cancel trip to Egypt

OPEN LETTER FROM LEVANA ZAMIR

L'âge d'or de la francophonie des juifs d’Egypte (15 mn)
David Sultan, Ancien ambassadeur d’Israël en Egypte
Netanya Academic college - Netanya, mars 2008

Egyptian Wedding 1954

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Press Release

CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE UNANIMOUSLY APPROVES RESOLUTION ON RIGHTS FOR JEWISH REFUGEES FROM ARAB COUNTRIES

Palestinians are not the only Middle East Refugees

Egypt: International Religious Freedom Report 2007
Newly Added

The Awakening of the Jewish World

يقظة العالم اليهودى

هل ستخضع الحكومة للضغوط الدولية وتسلم إسرائيل وثائق التاريخ المصري ؟

My Story

Early_Diary_of_a_Refugee_from_Egypt
Impressions
Back to Cairo
The_thrill_of_making_money!.pdf
FROM EGYPT TO AMERICA: A MULTILINGUAL'S STORY

New Articles

Egypt That Was

1937 Delegation to the League of Nations
  Commentary by Dr. Rami Mangoubi

Egypt's Audacity
Egypt to ask for museums abroad to send artifacts

To All Museums, Cultural and Educational Agencies

The HSJE does not recommend TRUSTING any promises made by any Egyptian Authority pending the release of our religious and community relics held by Egypt.

Commentary

"Since HSJE was founded we asked repeatedly to be allowed to scan all Jewish community documents left in Egypt, such as the ones presented above. The Egyptian Government turned us down every time. We wonder: WHY?  .....More

JNUL Ketubbot Database

The ketubbot digitization project aims to create a worldwide registry of ketubbot in public and private collections throughout the world. Based on the collection of the Jewish National and University Library with over 1200 items, the project contains ketubbot originating from dozens of different countries, and covering a time period of over 900 years.  It is a major resource for research in Jewish history, law and art..

Ketubbot Country List - Egypt

The Study of Arabic Literature in Israel

السموأل بن عاديا من الشعراء اليهـود العــرب
Karaite Ketoubah

Karaite Ketoubah the official in Hebrew and the translation in Arabic. The Hebrew is read to the audience and followed by the Arabic translation for those not familiar with the Hebrew.

Presented by Mr. Albert Gamil
Karaite Ketoubah in arabic

ترجمة لوثيقة زواج لطائفة القرائين بمصر إلي اللغة العربية

Presented by Mr. Albert Gamil

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ARE YOU A JEW FROM EGYPT?

 
WE NEED YOUR STORY NOW! Send it to mystory@hsje.org
 Have you noticed that the voices of Holocaust denial are getting louder and more frequent? In Iran, in Arab countries, in other Islamic countries, in the West -- they seem to proliferate everywhere. Why do you think that is so?  More

Nabi Daniel Presentation


 		 
A presentation created September 2005. When  the dialogue appears click OPEN and then Click on (Read Only)
 
By; Elie Kheder dedicated to Dr. Ahmed Abdel Azim El Shiekh

Historical News Clips


 
A collection of newspaper articles about Egypt,

 

Links

 

  Eliahu ben Shaoul Cohen an Egyptian born Jew
   
On May 18, 1965, the Government of Syria executed Eli Cohen, despite protests from world leaders and Israel.
 
The Judaica Section Articles by Samir Raafat in Cairo Egypt