1967Jewish Men in Egypt Interned During Six-Day War

All Jewish men in Egypt were placed in camps in 1967 during ...
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🕌 Riots in Egypt and Forced Conversions

Riots break out in Egypt, which are encouraged by the Mamluks. Many Jews are forcibly converted to Islam, including the entire Jewish population of Bilbeis. Many synagogues are appropriated into mosques.
Riots in Egypt and Forced Conversions (1301)
RiotsForced ConversionEgyptMamluksMiddle AgesReligious ViolenceAntisemitismPersecution
EgyptEgypt

🏘️ Pogrom in Aden

Pogrom against the jews of Aden. Beatings outside the jewish quarter and looting of Jewish homes.
Pogrom in Aden (1933)
PogromAntisemitismMiddle EastViolenceJewish communityLooting
YemenYemen

🚶 Expulsion of Afghan Jews

2,000 Afghani Jews are expelled from their towns and forced to live in the wilderness.
Expulsion of Afghan Jews (1934)
ExpulsionAntisemitismAfghanistanPersecutionForced displacementJewish community
AfghanistanAfghanistan

😡 Anti-Jewish Riots in Egypt

The 1945 Anti-Jewish riots in Egypt started as an Anti-Zionist demonstration, but it ended with the killing of 5 Egyptian Jews by a Muslim mob and over 300 other Jews were injured.
Anti-Jewish Riots in Egypt (1945)
Post-WarRiotsEgyptAnti-ZionismAnti-JewishViolenceArab-Israeli Conflict
EgyptEgypt

🗣️ Gamal Abdel Nasser Denies the Holocaust

Nasser told a German newspaper in 1964 that "no person, not even the most simple one, takes seriously the lie of the six million Jews that were murdered ."
Gamal Abdel Nasser Denies the Holocaust (1964)
Holocaust DenialNasser, Gamal AbdelMiddle EastAntisemitismPoliticsArab-Israeli ConflictIdeologyEgypt
EgyptEgypt

🪖 Jewish Men in Egypt Interned During Six-Day War

All Jewish men in Egypt were placed in camps in 1967 during the Six-Day War, and they were kept there for more than two years; Karaite Jews were the last to leave.
Jewish Men in Egypt Interned During Six-Day War (1967)
Six-Day WarEgyptAntisemitismArab-Israeli ConflictPersecutionJewish CommunityMiddle East
EgyptEgypt