I attended Cairo University with Yasser Arafat - Elie's Story

Elie Nounou was born in Cairo, Egypt in 1930. However, in the 1930’s and 40’s, with anti-Jewish sentiment growing, life for Jews living in Egypt was becoming progressively more difficult. With the reestablishment of Israel in 1948, relations between Arabs and Jews deteriorated even more. In 1956, anti-Jewish violence in Egypt further intensified once Gamal Nasser seized power. He began a systematic campaign of oppression against the nations nearly 80,000 Jewish residents. In 1958, Elie concluded it was time to flee the country. Hear more about Elie’s sobering story in this film by The Mizrahi Project, presented by Christians United for Israel (CUFI).