Jewish history
Israeli library offers glimpse of old Jewish life in Europe
Middle East
June 19, 2019
Israeli library offers glimpse of old Jewish life in Europe
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s National Library has digitized a rare collection of communal ledgers from long-lost Jewish communities of Europe,…
Bibliotheca Alexandrina head, Coptic Pope discuss establishing ‘religions museum’
Culture
February 12, 2018
Bibliotheca Alexandrina head, Coptic Pope discuss establishing ‘religions museum’
Bibliotheca Alexandrina Director Mustafa El-Feki hosted Pope Tawadros II on Saturday at the library in Alexandria where the two institution…
Egypt’s Jewish community diminished to 6 women after death of Lucy Saul
Egypt
July 30, 2016
Egypt’s Jewish community diminished to 6 women after death of Lucy Saul
The number of women in Egypt's Jewish community shrank to just six on Friday, when the death of Lucy Saul…
UN official spurns Netanyahu history lesson offer
Middle East
May 7, 2016
UN official spurns Netanyahu history lesson offer
A senior United Nations official Saturday brushed aside an invitation from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to a lecture on…