The Jewish community is so small now in Egypt. I imagine there are some living in Israel and also in America/Canada and Europe.
Egyptian TV drama defies stereotypes of Jews
‘Jewish Quarter’ tells story of love between Muslim man and Jewish woman
Cairo: A new Egyptian TV soap opera, being broadcast on state and private stations, portrays Jews as good people, reversing decades-old stereotyping of Egypt’s dwindling Jewish community.
The Jewish Quarter revolves around a romantic relationship between a Muslim army officer and a Jewish woman in the late 1940s when Israel was created. The serial is named after an area in Cairo where Jews, Muslims and Christians once coexisted.
The work covers a crucial era in the country’s history running from 1948 until 1956, the year of what is known as the Suez Crisis that climaxed in a tripartite onslaught on Egypt by Israel, Britain and France. Historically, the epoch saw in Egypt a surge in nationalism and a change in perception of the country’s Jews.
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http://gulfnews.com/news/mena/egypt/egyptian-tv-drama-defies-stereotypes-of-jews-1.1539616?
Egyptian TV drama defies stereotypes of Jews
‘Jewish Quarter’ tells story of love between Muslim man and Jewish woman
Cairo: A new Egyptian TV soap opera, being broadcast on state and private stations, portrays Jews as good people, reversing decades-old stereotyping of Egypt’s dwindling Jewish community.
The Jewish Quarter revolves around a romantic relationship between a Muslim army officer and a Jewish woman in the late 1940s when Israel was created. The serial is named after an area in Cairo where Jews, Muslims and Christians once coexisted.
The work covers a crucial era in the country’s history running from 1948 until 1956, the year of what is known as the Suez Crisis that climaxed in a tripartite onslaught on Egypt by Israel, Britain and France. Historically, the epoch saw in Egypt a surge in nationalism and a change in perception of the country’s Jews.
Continue reading at:
http://gulfnews.com/news/mena/egypt/egyptian-tv-drama-defies-stereotypes-of-jews-1.1539616?
