Cairo Geniza

The Cairo Geniza is a vault in a historic Jewish synagogue in Cairo, Egypt, where thousands of old documents and manuscripts were stored over centuries. These texts include religious writings, letters, legal records, and literary works, offering valuable insights into Jewish religious, cultural, and everyday life from the medieval period onward. Many materials were discarded or repurposed, but their preservation in the Geniza provides scholars with a rare glimpse into historical Jewish communities, their interactions, and their history across nearly a thousand years.