
"From the late 1800s until World War II, the Jewish communities of Cairo and Alexandria were vibrant, prosperous, and dynamic elements of Egyptian society. Suddenly in the 1980s only a few hundred Jews remained in the entire country. Gudrun Krämer explores the reasons for the swift rise and rapid decline of this minority community in a Muslim land. Beginning with an examination of the communal structure and composition of Egyptian Jewry, she illuminates its diversity in religious rite, ethnic origin, language, and nationality."--Book Jacket.
Page Count:
319
Publication Date:
1989-01-01
ISBN-10:
0295967951
ISBN-13:
9780295967950
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