Magda Tania Haroun (born 1952) is the head of the Jewish Community of Egypt. She is the successor of Carmen Weinstein, who had led the community for 20 years until her death in 2013. She is an
anti-Zionist
Anti-Zionism is opposition to Zionism. Although anti-Zionism is a heterogeneous phenomenon, all its proponents agree that the creation of the modern State of Israel, and the movement to create a sovereign Jewish state in the region of Palestine ...
, and the daughter of nationalist Egyptian Jewish lawyer and politician Chehata Haroun. She has two daughters and is currently married to a Catholic. Her sister Nadia, deputy leader of the community and one of its youngest remaining members died in 2014.
She is also one of the heads of Drop of Milk, an organization dedicated to preserving Jewish heritage in Egypt.
See also
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History of the Jews in Egypt
Egyptian Jews constitute both one of the oldest and youngest Jewish communities in the world. The historic core of the Jewish community in Egypt consisted mainly of Egyptian Arabic speaking Rabbanites and Karaites. Though Egypt had its own com ...
References
1952 births
Living people
Egyptian Jews
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Anti-Zionist Jews