Nahum Effendi

Secrets of the Last Rabbi of Egyptian Jews

Author's name: Sohair Abdel Hamid

Nahum Effendi: Secrets of the Last Rabbi of Egyptian Jewry by Suhair Abdel Hamid ... Haim Effendi had close ties with King Farouk, all the royal court officials, and a number of Egyptian politicians from all political parties. He was opposed to Zionism and its project, but ultimately, he was biased toward his people. If a Jewish state was about to be established in Palestine, the rabbi had no choice but to support it. Muhammad Hassanein Heikal "How can a person be a loyal citizen of his country of birth while being a loyal citizen of the Jewish national homeland?!!" Albert Mosseri * Between Heikal's opinion and Mosseri's denunciation, the questions in this book revolve around the true intentions of Nahum Effendi, the last rabbi of Egyptian Jewry, who assumed his position (1925-1960) during a critical historical period during which Zionism dug in to make Egypt a gateway for Jews to the alleged Promised Land. It is a research journey between the Adly Synagogue and the Garden City neighborhood, where the rabbi resided, the Arabic Language Academy of which he was a member, and the papers of Jewish newspapers published in Egypt.