Whither Tunisia? The rise of an Islamist party to power in the North African country in the wake of the Arab Spring had many worried about the treatment of its small Jewish community. The return of an ancient pilgrimage on May 9th, 2012 after the cancelation the year before put some of those fears to rest, but certainly not all. Produced and edited by Gil Shefler
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 The Daily Star | For Tunisia's Jews, hope and fears post-revolt Reuters The El Ghriba synagogue in Djerba, home to most of Tunisia's Jews, is built on the site of a Jewish temple that is believed to date back almost 1900 years and attracts pilgrims each year. But more than a year after Tunisia's revolution ousted Zine ... Israel upholds travel warning to TunisiaJerusalem Post all 44 news articles » |
 StarAfrica.com | Jewish pilgrims stay away from Tunisia festival Chicago Tribune No more than 500 attend annual event * Celebration used to attract thousands * Security fears after threats from Islamists DJERBA, Tunisia, May 10 (Reuters) - Security concerns and threats from some Salafi Islamists kept thousands of Jewish pilgrims ... Jews stage pilgrimage to ancient Tunisia synagogueStarAfrica.com Modest Presence at Pilgrimage This Year in DjerbaTunisia Live all 15 news articles » |
 Yahoo!7 News | A Jewish pilgrimage returns to Tunisia Foreign Policy (blog) Though the powerful and prominent Islamist Ennahda party has sent mixed messages about its attitude toward Tunisia's 1500-strong Jewish population, President Moncef Marzouki's government has made an extraordinary effort this year to promote the Hiloula ... Jewish pilgrims stay away from Lag Ba'omer festival in TunisiaReuters Blogs (blog) Jews stay away from Tunisia festivalNews24 Jews stage pilgrimage to ancient Tunisia synagogueYahoo!7 News all 41 news articles » |
 AFP | Jews stage pilgrimage to ancient Tunisia synagogue AFP DJERBA, Tunisia — A Jewish pilgrimage to the oldest synagogue in Africa on Tunisia's Djerba island began Wednesday under tight security after it was cancelled last year following the revolution. About 500 Jews from Europe and 1000 Jewish Tunisians ... and more » |
Islamist rising casts shadow on Tunisian Jews Jerusalem Post “We had to do something,” Roger Bismuth, a leader of the Jewish community in Tunis, says after the fact. “If [Qaradawi] had said anything wrong it would have gone badly for the pilgrimage, and they listened to us.” The cleric's gathering was relocated ... and more » |
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