Chief Rabbi of Israel Rabbi Obadia Yosef in conference with Rabbi Baruch Ben Haiim and Rabbi Halfon Savdie. Ahava ve Ahba 1974
Remember the days of old, consider the years of many generations: ask thy father, and he will recount it to thee; thy elders, and they will tell thee. (Deuteronomy 32:7)
This organization shall be known as HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF JEWS FROM EGYPT, and not of Egypt or of Egyptian Jews, but FROM EGYPT
Ahaba ve Ahva
Established in Cairo, Egypt 1928
4 Midan el Daher Cairo, Egypt. It's first Gabaii was Haim Soliman
Egypt 1949-50 - Pictures © provided by Mr. Albert Savdie (1996)
Rabbi Saad Mounir, Rabbi Abraham Choueka, Albert Savdie .. others unknown
Rabbi Ovadia Yosef front row in middle, others Yosef Hamaoui, Shlomo Sakkal
The Ahava ve Ahba is the first Jewish Egyptian congregation in the United States. Established in 1963 on a rented space provided by the Magen David congregation on 2066 67 street in Brooklyn NY 11204.
Its first rabbi was Halfon Savdie, with a committee made up of Mr. Gabriel Chehebar, Joseph Barnathan, Salomon Harari, Joseph Hamaoui, Joseph Soffer, Chaya Israel, Isaac Salem.
In 1977 Rabbi Halfon Savdie moved to Israel and was succeeded by Rabbi David Choueka, followed by Rabbi Jacob Israel. In 1984 Rabbi Shimon Hai Alouf Rabbi of the congregation
Rabbi David Choueka accepting the deed of the Ahava from Mr. Edmund Saffra pres. of Republic National Bank
In 1979 the congregation moved to its new building 1801 Ocean Parkway Brooklyn, NY 11223
Rabbi Ovadia Yosef visit to the Ahaba ve Ahva (1975)
Visiting Rabbi Obadia Yosef Chief Rabbi of Israel is being rosted by Hacham Joseph Hamoui Front looking up is Mr. Chaya Israel, next to Gabriel Chehebar, Rabbi Jacob Kassin sitting on left next to Rabbi Rubin, center is Rabbi Ovadia Yosef Chief Rabbi of Israel speaker is Joseph Hamaoui Rabbi Halfon Savdie is next and Isaac Salem on right standing. -1975
Rabbi Kalmanovitch of Mir Yeshiva addressing the Ahaba ve Ahva congregation during the inaugural of the new synagogue
