At the (now closed) Karaite synagogue, Abbasiya, Cairo...
President Mohamed Naguib, 1955
Some random blogger, 2010, at the very same spot.Friends (you know who you are) - Happy 5771.
(more photos of the Jewish sites of Cairo may be found here.)
[I mistakenly wrote earlier that was the Bassatine synagogue - sorry for the mix-up.]
15 comments:
Very nice, Mohamed! I hope you had a meaningful Ramadan.
Somebody actually took all the round ornaments from beneath the marbel railing, pretty sad.
Synagogues are so often disappointing buildings, since they're built with a sense of modesty rather than grandeur. I remember the one's in Cairo as being particularly striking. Not over the top, but well-proportioned and church-like. They're the work of a special community that produced at least one of my favorite musicians (Moustaki).
Eid fitr sa'id and keep blogging strong.
Benji
Thank you! Going well, almost done. :)
Yuval
I also noticed the missing ornaments yesterday.
This synagogue is a Karaite one - whose houses of worship are very minimalistic by design. If you look at the link I added at the bottom of the post, the facade of the synagogue itself shows that - quite massive, few ornaments, big clean white and simple.
Thanks for the Eid wishes!
Rawk! Looking sharp. Some random blogger, I meant. Not Naguib.
happy 5771..?!
Thanks for sharing the photos. Now that you've piqued my interest, I've had to go and research what is a Karait Jew. Hmmm, not sure if the Israeli rabbinate would accept them as Jews....Anyone else have insight on that?
Happy Eid!
Vicki
Thaaaank you. :-)
Ahmed Faissl
Yep, Jewish calendar. They're a few millennia ahead I guess. :-)
Zendette
I think they're a pretty old sect, and there's a karaite community in Jerusalem... but i wouldn't know any more on what the rabbinate would think, clearly!
Thanks for the eid wishes!
This is a very interested topics.... I hope you blog more about the Egyptian Jews and why the left Egypt ....
7ader ya basha. :) I did blog about the Egyptian Jewish community before, actually - see here!
Thanks for following!
Salam Syawal,
Great articles! I was in Cairo a few years back. It was brief, for work. Wish I can return soon, didn't get to explore.
This answers part of my question . Min 39:30 and afterwards is relevant to Egypt. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0T0J4_RhttA
White Melur (R.? :)
Thank you very much!
Khaled
Thanks mate. I'll try to watch the programme soon inshallah.
thanks broooo!
Wow... thanks for posting this. Very special.
Lirun, Shari -
Pleasure. Happy new year and gmar chatima tova. :)
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