Egypt
The Lost Communities

As every Jewish schoolchild knows, the Jews became slaves in Egypt only after a long stint of favor because of Joseph. The Jewish experience in Egypt since the times of Tanach have followed precisely that pattern. Sometimes they enjoyed great privilege, while at others they were bitterly oppressed. Home to the Saadia Gaon and the Rambam, Rabbi Wein presents the glory days of the Jews in Egypt and shows its bitter end with President Abdul Nasser in the 20th century.