The fate of Jewish heritage after the last few Jews in Egypt pass away is “something I’d rather not think about,” says 65-year-old Magda Haroun, one of nine Jews currently still residing in Egypt. Haroun bluntly says that the country’s Jewish community has no chance of making a comeback as she and the other Jews in Egypt — all of whom are women — are too old to have children, and Jews currently in other countries are unlikely to move here. She hopes the synagogues and artefacts the community leaves behind will be taken care of. “We’re still in the constitution, so I hope our heritage is taken care of. It’s the most important thing,” she says (watch, runtime 9:06).

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