Film: The Jews of Egypt
by Amir Ramses
Egypt 2013
This is the second part of the Arabic Film Series "Memory and Revolution", organized by Mayadin Al-Tahrir e.V., EUME and the Werkstatt der Kulturen.
Synopsis:
Jews of Egypt is a documentary that provides insight into the lives of the Egyptian Jewish community in the first half of the twentieth century until the Suez Crisis in 1956, which led to the grand exodus of Egyptian Jews. In doing so, the film attempts to understand how political events impacted the lives of the Egyptian Jewish community and the perception of Jews by Egyptians.
Discussion:
Najat Abdulhaq (Berlin) und Georges Khalil (Forum Transregionale Studien / EUME)