Jewish Egyptians carry the coffin of president of the Egyptian Jewish Community Carmen Weinstein during her burial ceremony in the Jewish cemetery in Al-Basaten district in Cairo, Egypt, April 18, 2013. Carmen Weinstein, the leader of Egypt's tiny remaining Jewish community, died on April 13 at the age of 84, a friend and lawyer said. Weinstein, who fought for the preservation of Jewish synagogues and heritage sites in Egypt, died of natural causes, said Magda Haroun, one of the few Jews left in the Arab country. [Photo/Xinhua]
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