Date of source: Wednesday, April 12, 2006
Jewish Community of Cairo chief Carmen Weinstein
dismissed in
an interview any link between the Jewish community in Egypt and Israel, adding that Egypt is a
safe country and its
leader is wise and deals most sagaciously with the Middle East.
Date of source: Friday, June 10, 2005
After Ms. Carmen Weinstein was appointed as president of the Jewish Community Council in Egypt, Jewish groups around the world think it is time to request control of their properties. Even though Ms. Weinstein refuses to cooperate with foreign groups, she had requested control of the properties.
Date of source: Thursday, May 12, 2005
Last year, Jews all over the world celebrated the 800th anniversary of the death of Jewish scholar Musa Ibn Maymun, who is universally considered the most important Jewish thinker in the last 2,000 years.
Date of source: Wednesday, September 13, 2000
As always, Israel tries to divert the attention from important issues to marginal ones. This time it brings to the surface the case of the Jewish properties in Egypt, which were left behind, following the departure of their owners in the 1940s and 1950s.
Akhar Saa’ met the Jewish woman who is...
Date of source: Saturday, May 6, 2000 to Friday, May 12, 2000
In spite of the passing of thousands of years since the Israelites left Egypt, a number of them still live there. They refuse to emigrate to Israel, in spite of the offers given to them by Israelis and Jewish organizations. It is funny, however, that this small number of Egyptian Jews still...
Date of source: Wednesday, May 3, 2000
The Jewish state started to look for the decreasing number of Egyptian Jews, who have refused to immigrate to Israel. They preferred to stay in Egypt in order to maintain the synagogues. The case was reopened after the publishing last week of a feature in
"Ma’aref" newspaper about the situation and...
Date of source: Friday, April 16, 1999
An overview of Jews living in Egypt