Culture

Egypt's Jews included Rabbanites and Karaites, Arabic speakers and French speakers, and families whose roots ran back to the medieval world of Maimonides and the Cairo Genizah.

A Cultural Journey Through Time

For centuries, Egyptian Jews blended Arabic, French, Italian, and Ladino culture. Their story lives on in dishes like ful medames and beid hamine, in the songs of Laila Mourad, and in the synagogues of Cairo and Alexandria.