History of Jews in Egypt and the Arab World

Author: Yasser Thabet

A word of truth

"I was struck with a profound respect by Dr. Yasser Thabet's book, "The History of the Jews in Egypt and the Arab World," which is like a concise encyclopedia about the Jews of Arab countries. Perhaps it is one of the very few times that I am convinced that such a book has revealed so many important things to me. This book will certainly entice you to acquire it and welcome it into your libraries, as it is a respectable, professional, and irresistible historical treat."

Writer and historian Tawhid Magdy

An entire people doomed to wander the earth, their history filled with exceptional events, and their surroundings filled with endless wars and conflicts.
The Jewish community has lived a life filled with changes, especially within Arab countries. These changes included their lifestyle and livelihood, the ways they earned money and daily sustenance, the place they lived and slept in, and every step, every decision, and every attempt to penetrate the social circles surrounding them. Therefore, we must understand their origins, comprehend their beginnings, and study the steps of their journey step by step.

On this thorny topic, the great journalist Dr. Yasser Thabet writes:
• The first time the Jews set foot on Egyptian soil, and what was the fate of those communities until the moment of escape?
• How did Jews contribute to the Egyptian economy in the 1940s and 1950s? And how did conditions change afterwards?
• How did the concept of Arab Jews expand? And who is the oldest Jewish community in the world?
• Where did the Jews of Syria live? And how did their community become the largest in the Arab world?
• Facts and details about pre-Torah times, the roots of the first Jewish communities, and how they coexisted with the indigenous people in every country they visited?
A long journey filled with mysteries, secrets, and human natures worthy of study. A unique journey influenced by the social, political, and economic aspects of each Arab country. A journey in search of a homeland, an identity, a sense of belonging, and a society that embraces communities from all over the world. The author narrates it to you with an insightful pen and an analytical, philosophical mind capable of deconstructing the origins of things so that we can understand the causes and consequences and gain the ability to connect them smoothly and easily.