For the first time in decades, Egyptian non-Jews have been invited to the Sha’ar Hashamayim Synagogue to celebrate Hanukkah Day, or Eid al-Anwar, one of the faith’s most important holidays. The Egyptian-Jewish community announced their official celebration on Facebook, and invited the first 50 people to comment the opportunity to attend. This marked the first time the broader public was invited to attend a ceremony at the Sha’ar Hashamayim Synagogue, located on Adly street. One of those who responded to the public invitation on Facebook was Mostafa al-Tobgy, who spoke at the ceremony. “I tried to communicate with the Minister of Culture more than once to find out the latest developments on a number of issues, including the indexing of the archives of the Egyptian Jewish community that I handed over to the ministry,” she added.

Source: Egypt Independent December 07, 2018 12:56 UTC