A Passover miracle: Special Project, carried out with the support of Egyptian authorities, seeks to preserve synagogues, cemeteries and priceless documents left behind after Jews were expelled
Apr. 20, 2022 3:23 PM
The volunteers trying to revive Egypt’s Jewish heritage often encounter difficult scenes – synagogue courtyards that have become garbage dumps, Jewish cemeteries that have been destroyed and ancient manuscripts that have been discarded and neglected. “We have come to places that were closed for 70 years, during which they became – it’s hard to say this – a garbage dump, with awful destruction and neglect,” says Prof. Yoram Meital of Ben-Gurion University’s Middle East Studies Department.
