The last Jews of Alexandria

Collection title

Faut pas rêver

ID

INA00242

Source

INA (FR)

First broadcast date

09/29/1992

Production year

1992

Abstract

For over a century, Alexandria was the most European city in the Middle East, uniting languages​​, religions and cultures in an exchange of finance and love. In 1956, the nationalization of Nasser causes the departure of different communities, including the Jews, ethnic group settled in Egypt since Alexander the Great. The story of Anthony Mora gives voice to the last survivors of this cosmopolitanism, represented by Joe, the last Jewish merchant of the city, who has a haberdashery. In French, he speaks of his life and his love for his city; he gathers the last few co-religionists in the synagogue to celebrate Sabbath ...

Type

video

Production companies

• France 3 - Own production

Broadcaster

FTV - F3

Audiovisual form

Magazine

Primary theme

Judaism

Secondary themes

• Tourism and cultural sites / Urbanism and cities
• Society and way of life / Religious Practices
• Society and way of life / Migrations

Credits / Cast

• Mora Antoine - Journalist

Period of events

• From 1800 to 1850

Map locations

• Egypt - Lower Egypt - Alexandria

Original language

French

Media running time

12m57

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