Egypt celebrates its Jewish heritage

Egypt chose to start 2020 with a celebration of its plurality and diverse, multi-faceted heritage. Alexandria’s Synagogue of Eliyahu Hanavi (Hebrew for Elijah the Prophet) was reopened on 10 January, in the wake of renovation works that lasted two-and-a-half years, and cost some EGP68 million. The works were carried out by the Engineering/Construction Department of … Continue reading Egypt celebrates its Jewish heritage