Tag: Alexandria Synagogue
Newly renovated Alexandria synagogue hosts Egypt’s largest service in decades
A recently restored synagogue in Alexandria, Egypt, just hosted the country’s biggest Jewish prayer service in decades.
About 180 Diaspora Jews who have Egyptian roots traveled to Egypt to participate in Shabbat services celebrating the...
‘A great project for all Egyptians’: Egypt to repair synagogue in city of eight...
Alexandria’s historic synagogue has very few visitors. In a city once home to almost 25,000 Jews, Alexandria’s Jewish community is now said to number fewer than eight people, most of whom are elderly.
Originally built...
In a bid to promote diversity, Egypt plans to restore Alexandria synagogue
A $2 million restoration of Egypt’s largest synagogue is the start of a government effort to keep alive the legacy of the Jewish community, whose members have largely left for Israel, France and elsewhere...