LA HAGGADAH DE PESSAH: A L'USAGE DU RITE SEFARDI: ???? ?? ???: ??? ???? ??????

[OCLC Locates 1 Copy of this Egyptian Hagadah] "Reunion de Rabbins" (translator)

Published by Mousky Le Caire [Cairo]: Imprimerie F. Mizrahi, 1920

About this Item

No Date [1920] First edition? Original printed paper wrappers, 8vo, 64 pages, includes illustration. 24 cm. In French and Hebrew. Rare Haggadah published in the Jewish Quarter of Cairo. "The strategic location of the Jewish Quarter in the heart of 19th-century Cairo turned it into a cultural port of call for foreign visitors, orientalists, and travellers, especially given that many Jews were fluent in foreign languages and worked in currency exchange. .Egypt also became a favoured destination for foreign travellers and orientalists, with the Jewish Quarter attracting particular scholarly interest. However, as Zaki notes, many of their written accounts are 'rife with anti-Semitism, Islamophobia, and a general sense of superiority over the natives.' .Throughout this history, one striking contradiction emerges: as the Jewish community in Egypt grew in prosperity during the nineteenth century, wealthy Jews began leaving the Quarter for more upscale areas such as Ismailia (now downtown Cairo) and the northern suburbs. Over time, only the 'miserable', as they were called, remained in the Quarter. Zaki's book narrates the history of the Quarter up until the end of the 19th century, when the first Zionist Congress was held in 1897, advocating the establishment of a Jewish state in Palestine. This led to the founding of the first Zionist association in Cairo, mainly composed of Ashkenazi Jews. However, the movement found little support or presence within the Quarter itself, which was predominantly Sephardic, before the century's end." (Qantara) OCLC: 1282024500. OCLC Locates only 1 copy (Ben Gurion U) Ex library with some pen markings and light discoloration on covers. Text block is clean and stable. In Good+ Condition. Rare. (PSB-1-10).

Seller Inventory # 43500

Bibliographic Details

• Title: LA HAGGADAH DE PESSAH: A L'USAGE DU RITE SEFARDI: ???? ?? ???: ??? ???? ??????
• Publisher: Mousky Le Caire [Cairo]: Imprimerie F. Mizrahi
• Publication Date: 1920
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Seller catalogs:
  • Sefardica
  • Hagadot
  • Liturgy