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cr: Al-Masry Al-Youm

Published: 18 April 2017

Last updated: 4 March 2024

Jewish tombs in Alexandria to be listed as antiquities – Al-Masry Al-Youm – Egypt Independent 13.04.17
A committee from the Jewish Antiquities Sector in the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities, headed by Professor Mohamed Mahran, has started documenting the cemeteries of Jews and rabbis in Alexandria in preparation for listing them as antiquities once they reach 170 years in age.

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