Entries Tagged as 'Maimonid'

Monday, September 7th, 2009

“If you don’t restore the Jewish synagogues, you lose a part of your history”

“CAIRO — Egyptians generally do not make any distinction between Jewish people and Israelis. Israelis are seen as the enemy, so Jews are, too. Khalid Badr, 40, is pretty typical in that regard, living in a neighborhood of winding, rutted roads in Old Cairo, selling snacks from a kiosk while listening to the Koran on […]

Friday, August 21st, 2009

Moses Maimonides Temple

“An Egyptian worker carries out restoration work at Moses Maimonides Temple, the first Jewish temple to be built in Egypt during the 19th Century, in Cairo August 20, 2009, Dr. Zahi Hawas, the Secretary General of the Higher Antiquities Authority inspected the restoration project of the temple on Thursday, Moses Maimonides, also known as Rabbi […]