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Cairo Welcomes New Jewish Community Starts Lively Faith
In Cairo a growing group converts to Judaism led by Phillip Matthews, a former police officer and drug task force agent. They study Torah in homes and attend Beth Jacob in Carbondale for guidance while integrating with Cairo’s limited Jewish presence and local churches. News notes the city’s 1870s Jewish history and a distant synagogue now part of the health department.
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Phillip Matthews
Arbell Matthews
Cairo
Southern Illinois Drug Task Force
Beth Jacob
Carbondale
Matthews
Moses
Egypt
Red Sea
Promised Land
Moreh
The
Baptist Church
Eric Lewis
Clinton
Lewis
Memphis
Gary Whitfield
Whitfield
McBride
Public Health Department
Bunge North America
Larry Potts
Cairo Baptist Church
Charles Dickens