History of the Jews in Alexandria
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history-of-the-jews-in-alexandria-205-15490503
title:
History of the Jews in Alexandria
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The history of the Jews in Alexandria dates back to the founding of the city by Alexander the Great in 332 BCE. Jews in Alexandria played a crucial role in the political, economic, cultural and religious life of Hellenistic and Roman Alexandria, with Jews comprising about 35% of the city's population during the Roman Era. In the Ptolemaic period, Alexandrian Jews played a central role in the development of Hellenistic Judaism and were instrumental in the translation of the Torah from Hebrew to K
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Jewish community in Egypt from 332 BCE
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Jews_in_Alexandria
date created:
2020-06-27T20:19:50Z
date modified:
2024-09-10T12:03:20Z
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