Leader of Egyptian Jews Honored at Funeral

Egypt’s Jewish community was once strong, numbering at its peak about 80,000.  On Thursday, a dwindling community held a funeral for its leader at a cemetery she helped save from destruction.  Carmen Weinstein died Saturday in Cairo.

Egypt’s fading Jewish community has receded even further.  Carmen Weinstein, the leader of about 20 elderly women who make up the last of Cairo’s once vibrant Jewish presence, was laid to rest Thursday.  She was 82.

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Source: VOA News: War and Conflict


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