This reminds me of an article of a few years back telling how there were only 7 Jews left in Baghdad.
Jewish Population of Egypt: 12; Christians Are Next
The Jewish population of Egypt is down to 12, and the once dominant Christian majority is now a persecuted minority as Islam digs in its claws…
By: Rachel Molschky
Eliyahu Hanavi Synagogue in Alexandria
There are a measly 12 Jews left in all of Egypt, a nation of over 80 million people. According to a report from JTA (H/t The Jewish Press), of the 100,000 Jews who lived in Egypt in the 1950s, there are only a handful left.
“We are dying, we are drowning, we are finished,” Jewish community head Magda Haroun told the BBC in an interviewbroadcast on Sept. 18.
In 2013, there were still a “whopping” 40 Jews in the mostly Muslim country, but now it’s down to 12. Judaism is a thing of the past in Egypt, and back in 2012, the last operational synagogue was closed. For 2000 years there had been services at the location of the Eliyahu Hanavi Synagogue in Alexandria up until that point.
Continue reading at:
http://chersonandmolschky.com/2014/09/28/jewish-population-egypt-12-christians/
Jewish Population of Egypt: 12; Christians Are Next
The Jewish population of Egypt is down to 12, and the once dominant Christian majority is now a persecuted minority as Islam digs in its claws…
By: Rachel Molschky
Eliyahu Hanavi Synagogue in Alexandria
There are a measly 12 Jews left in all of Egypt, a nation of over 80 million people. According to a report from JTA (H/t The Jewish Press), of the 100,000 Jews who lived in Egypt in the 1950s, there are only a handful left.
“We are dying, we are drowning, we are finished,” Jewish community head Magda Haroun told the BBC in an interviewbroadcast on Sept. 18.
In 2013, there were still a “whopping” 40 Jews in the mostly Muslim country, but now it’s down to 12. Judaism is a thing of the past in Egypt, and back in 2012, the last operational synagogue was closed. For 2000 years there had been services at the location of the Eliyahu Hanavi Synagogue in Alexandria up until that point.
Continue reading at:
http://chersonandmolschky.com/2014/09/28/jewish-population-egypt-12-christians/