The 12 Jews of Egypt

yesterday evening (thursday 18th), 9.54-9.58pm, on bbc world service radio (freeview channel 710 or 107)
newshour (presented by james menendez) concludes with the 12 jews still living in egypt

“There used to be about 100,000 Jews in Egypt, most of them were forced to leave in the 1950s and 60s, Egypt was at war with Israel, and the government suspected that many of them were spies. Now only a handful are left, and they fear their culture and heritage will soon be gone.”

and includes interviews with …
• bbc reporter sally nabil from cairo
• magda haroun (see also http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/64/70015/Egypt/Politics-/Magda…)
• lucy shaoul