The Cairo Genizah or “Sacred Trash” is the collection of 300,000 manuscript of Jewish literary
collected from the storeroom of Ben Eza Synagogue in old Cairo, Egypt. Genizah in Hebrew
means hide away or keeping aside, like Janaza (means burial) in Arabic is derived from Persian
word ganj denotes a treasure. These manuscripts dated from 870 CE to 19th century, contain
approximately 1000 years of information about the Jewish communities of Cairo (Schechter).
Genizah contains the largest and most diverse collection of medieval manuscripts in the world in
different languages, which includes Aramaic, Hebrew, Arabic, Spanish, and Persian. The
discovery of the Cairo Genizah in 1896 was one of the greatest Jewish treasures ever found. The …show more content…
They were successfully running many different business, perfumes
and silk weaving business were predominant among all. They used to socialize together, attended
each other's festivals. In real sometimes it was hard to recognize if someone is Muslim. Jews
were highly involved in important matter of Islamic state commerce; therefore, it is not hard to
believe that it was Golden Age of tolerance and mutual understanding (Dr Ben Outhwaite,)
Jews of Fustat were highly involved in international trade, to the west, ships used carry flex and
wheat between Egypt, Spain, North Africa and Europe. From east through the poles of Suddan
carries Gold to purchase exotic goods from Indian and Yemen. Trade of Gems and precious
stone through powerful people was also a part of Fustat. (Dr Ben Outhwaite). There were over
400 letters gathered from Genizah on the Mediterranean trade with India. This commerce, which
went by way of Egypt, East Africa, and South Arabia, was the chief economic factor in the
establishment of the countries of the Middle East “Hundreds of letters buried in the Genizah
shows that Jewish merchant set sail from Egypt or Yemen to India and returned along the
collected from the storeroom of Ben Eza Synagogue in old Cairo, Egypt. Genizah in Hebrew
means hide away or keeping aside, like Janaza (means burial) in Arabic is derived from Persian
word ganj denotes a treasure. These manuscripts dated from 870 CE to 19th century, contain
approximately 1000 years of information about the Jewish communities of Cairo (Schechter).
Genizah contains the largest and most diverse collection of medieval manuscripts in the world in
different languages, which includes Aramaic, Hebrew, Arabic, Spanish, and Persian. The
discovery of the Cairo Genizah in 1896 was one of the greatest Jewish treasures ever found. The …show more content…
They were successfully running many different business, perfumes
and silk weaving business were predominant among all. They used to socialize together, attended
each other's festivals. In real sometimes it was hard to recognize if someone is Muslim. Jews
were highly involved in important matter of Islamic state commerce; therefore, it is not hard to
believe that it was Golden Age of tolerance and mutual understanding (Dr Ben Outhwaite,)
Jews of Fustat were highly involved in international trade, to the west, ships used carry flex and
wheat between Egypt, Spain, North Africa and Europe. From east through the poles of Suddan
carries Gold to purchase exotic goods from Indian and Yemen. Trade of Gems and precious
stone through powerful people was also a part of Fustat. (Dr Ben Outhwaite). There were over
400 letters gathered from Genizah on the Mediterranean trade with India. This commerce, which
went by way of Egypt, East Africa, and South Arabia, was the chief economic factor in the
establishment of the countries of the Middle East “Hundreds of letters buried in the Genizah
shows that Jewish merchant set sail from Egypt or Yemen to India and returned along the