The political, economic and social activity of the Jews of Egypt 1922-1952

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The Jews of Egypt played a great role in the history of Egypt in all aspects, and they had a great activity in the political, economic and social life, because of the important advantages they enjoyed, especially the economic field, as they had wide control over the Egyptian economy, benefiting from their enjoyment of the system of foreign privileges, and what this provides The system is completely or almost completely exempt from taxes, in addition to having large financial resources because they are skilled in this field thanks to their commercial mentality, in addition to their work in professions that Muslims believed were not socially suitable for them, such as weaving, crafting and others. Thus, their good financial situation, through their establishment of banks and insurance companies, helped them to have extensive relations inside Egypt that reached the ruling class , Especially during the time of King Fouad and also during the reign of King Farouk, which contributed to their obtaining many important political positions, as well as their control over most of the economic and social institutions in Egypt during that era. From these perspectives, this research came to study the political, economic and social activity of the Jews of Egypt (1922-1952).