Qesher Book Club: ‘Sacred Places Tell Tales: Jewish Life and Heritage in Modern Cairo’
Hosted By: Qesher
Qesher presents a talk exploring the history of Egyptian Jewry through the lens of Cairo’s synagogues, focusing on their role in Jewish social and cultural life. Historian Yoram Meital examines how these sacred spaces reveal the diversity within Sephardi, Ashkenazi, and Karaite communities, as well as class divisions and shifting customs. The presentation offers insight into how synagogues reflected and shaped broader cultural and political changes in Egyptian society from 1875 to today.
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