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2010-03-08 Africa North

Cairo reopens restored 19th century synagogue

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Posted by ryuge 2010-03-08 06:35|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 the article contains this sentence,

"Maimonides was born in Cordoba, Spain, in 1135 and fled from Christian persecution to Muslim Egypt where he died in 1204."

This is false although some history books had this. It was Moslem persecution (of the convert or die variety) in Spain led to Maimonides going to Morocco. Moslem persecution there led to him going to Egypt.

Posted by lord garth 2010-03-08 08:10|| 2010-03-08 08:10|| Front Page Top

#2 Actually a number of Jews fled the persecution of Almoravides and Almohades to... Christian Spain.

Posted by JFM 2010-03-08 11:15|| 2010-03-08 11:15|| Front Page Top

#3 Kaboom in 3...2...

Posted by gromky 2010-03-08 15:47|| 2010-03-08 15:47|| Front Page Top

#4 But are there congregants, or is this more in the way of a museum, like the Nazis were so fond of?

Posted by trailing wife 2010-03-08 18:10|| 2010-03-08 18:10|| Front Page Top

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