Jews have been in Egypt since Biblical times, and Alexandria had once been, at least partially, a Jewish city.
“Prayer is commission. Out of the quietness with God, power is generated that turns the spiritual machinery of the world. When you pray, you begin to feel the sense of being sent, that the divine compulsion is upon you.”
“I started auditioning when I was about 10 and I didn't get my first job until I was 12, and two years at that age is really hard.”