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From Cairo to Cambridge: The remarkable journey of Ben Ezra Synagogue's hidden manuscripts
Though it was largely outside the public’s view, the Cairo Genizah, a vast collection of more than 400,000 Jewish manuscripts dating from the 5th century to the 19th century, is now available to ...
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The Arabic Portion of the Cairo Genizah at Cambridge. (Third Article.): Saadyah Fragments
16, No. 1, Oct., 1903 The Arabic Portion of the Cairo Genizah ... The Arabic Portion of the Cairo Genizah at Cambridge. (Third Article.): Saadyah Fragments This is the metadata section. Skip to ...
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A historic synagogue creates tension between Egypt’s few remaining Jews and their government
In February, according to a Haaretz report, a genizah — a trove of once disregarded sacred texts — was discovered during excavations in a Cairo Jewish cemetery. But its contents were ...