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Egypt acts to preserve Jewish heritage

The Ministry of Antiquities has begun preservation and renovation of Eliyahu Hanavi in Alexandria, one of the biggest synagogues in the Middle East.

Rami Galal
Rami Galal
Aug 18, 2017
A general view shows the Prophet Eliyahu Hanavi synagogue also known as the Temple of the Eliyahu Hanabi of Alexandria in Nabi Daniel Street in the northern Egyptian coastal city of Alexandria on November 14, 2016. Once a flourishing community, only a handful of Egyptian Jews, mostly elderly women, is all that remains in the Arab world's most populous country, aiming at least to preserve their heritage. Egypt still has about a dozen synagogues, but like many of the country's monuments they need restoration
The Eliyahu Hanavi Synagogue on Nabi Daniel Street, Alexandria, Egypt, Nov. 14, 2016. — MOHAMED EL-SHAHED/AFP/Getty Images

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