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The Jews Of Egypt - A Mediterranean Society In Modern Times (Hardcover)
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The Jews Of Egypt - A Mediterranean Society In Modern Times (Hardcover)
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The Jewish community of Egypt in modem times-now practically
non-existent-consisted in part of autochthonous Jews who traced
their origins to the periods of Maimonides, Philo, and even the
prophet Jeremiah, thus making it the oldest community in the Jewish
Diaspora. It also contained Jews who were part of the waves of
immigration into Egypt that began in the second half of the
nineteenth century. Coming mostly from Mediterranean countries,
this predominantly Sephardic community maintained a network of
commercial, social, and religious ties throughout the entire
region, as well as a distinctively Mediterranean culture and
life-style. In this volume, international scholars examine the
Ottoman background of this community, the political status and
participation of the Jews in Egyptian society, their role in
economic life, their contributions to Egyptian-Arabic culture, and
the images of the community in their own eyes, as well as in the
eyes of Egyptians and Palestinian Jews. The book includes an
extensive set of appendixes that illustrate the wide range of
primary sources used by the contributors.
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