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A forgotten heritage

Excerpts from Cairo-based journalist Mark Lavie’s ‘Broken Spring’ chronicle the demise of Cairo’s Jewish community.

Mark Lavie has been covering the Middle East since 1972.
Mark Lavie has been covering the Middle East since 1972.
(photo credit: Courtesy)
ByMARK LAVIE
MAY 8, 2014 14:11
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