Ben Ezra Synagogue
Cairo, Egypt
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- Synagogue in Egypt
Visitor information
- Address: 264J+7CV, Kom Ghorab, Old Cairo, Cairo Governorate 4244001, Egypt
- Phone: +20 12 87896125
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What synagogue does Steven Spielberg go to?
And in 1955. The idea that he had to build this synagogue. Came to fruition the Beth Hebrew Synagogue was here until 1977.
Are there any active synagogues in Egypt?
Jewish life in Egypt is almost entirely conducted out of the two active synagogues in Egypt: Sha'ar Hashamayim in Cairo and Eliahu Hanabi in Alexandria.
What is the great synagogue of Cairo?
Ben Ezra Synagogue in Cairo. According to one legend, the prophet Jeremiah brought Jews to the Ben Ezra Synagogue who had survived the slaughter carried out by the Babylonian ruler Nebuchadnezzar I. Another, tells about Moses, who pleaded with God here to end the plagues of Egypt.