17.04.2013;                      07.Ijar. 5773                     Tag 22 des Omer

Ägypten:

Egypt's Jewish community announces it elected a new leader

The leader, Magda Haroun, 60, said she aimed to continue the work of her predecessor, Carmen Weinstein, who died Saturday at the age of 82.

Egypt's Jewish community has announced that it has elected the daughter of a well-known leftist and nationalist icon to protect its heritage and care for its dwindling, elderly membership.

Magda Haroun, 60, told The Associated Press Tuesday she aimed to continue the work of her predecessor, Carmen Weinstein, who died Saturday at the age of 82. Weinstein was known for her efforts to preserve synagogues and a Jewish cemetery….