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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. [1] 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.
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Alexandria was also home to the largest Jewish community in the ancient world. The Septuagint , a Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible (the Torah and other writings), was produced there. Jews occupied two of the city's five quarters and worshipped at synagogues .
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The expulsion of the Jews from Alexandria, in 414 or 415 under the leadership of Saint Cyril. Around 100,000 Jews expelled—another Pogrom or "Alexandria Expulsion". [1] [2] 619 – City besieged; Sassanid Persians in power. 641–642 – City besieged; Arabs in power; [3] capital of Egypt relocates from Alexandria to Fustat.
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