The World of Egyptian Jewish Literature (Jewish Book Council)

1900-1941-Marcel Behar

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The World of Egyptian Jewish Literature

Author Jean Naggar traces Egyptian Jewish life from the Cairo Genizah to the 1956 expulsions, and the writing it inspired, including André Aciman's Out of Egypt, Lucette Lagnado's The Man in the White Sharkskin Suit, and Claudia Roden's cookbooks.

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By Jean Naggar, Jewish Book Council, April 4, 2020. Opens in a new tab.

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