Language:
English
Year of publication:
1989
Titel der Quelle:
Revue des Etudes Juives
Angaben zur Quelle:
148,3-4 (1989) 337-360
Keywords:
Antisemitism History 1945-
;
Jews History 1945-
Abstract:
Anti-Jewish measures in Egypt began with its independence in 1922 and continued during World War II. While Egypt was not subject to racial laws or a German presence, unlike other Arab countries, disturbing signs of antisemitism were apparent. The postwar period, until 1948, was characterized by a deterioration in the position of Egyptian Jewry, for instance in the November 1945 anti-British demonstrations in Cairo which turned into anti-Jewish riots (including the plundering of an Ashkenazi synagogue). Examines reactions of the Egyptian press to these riots. With the establishment of Israel in May 1948, Jews were in a precarious situation; 1,000 Jews were sent to internment camps for an extended period. Jews were forced to give proof of their opposition to Zionism by contributing to Egyptian soldiers' funds. The plunder and bombing of the Jewish quarter in Cairo in summer 1948 was followed by a favorable period in spring 1949. However, Egyptian Jewry realized that the community was doomed and the only answer was emigration.
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