The history of Jews in Algeria goes back to antiquity, although it is not possible to trace with any certainty the time and circumstances of the arrival of the first Jews in what is now Algeria. In an
Algerian Jew (1892).
A Jew of Algiers, late 19th century
Algerian Jewish woman wearing a Sarma, 1841
Jewish women at the balcony, Algiers (1849), by Théodore Chassériau, Louvre Museum
Approximately 900,000 Jews migrated, fled, or were expelled from Muslim-majority countries throughout Africa and Asia in the 20th century, primarily after the establishment of the State of Israel. Lar
History of the Jews in Algeria
…Algeria. Algerian Jews are unique in that they are the only community of North African Jews that did not overwhelmingly emigrate to Israel during the Jewish exodus from Arab and Muslim countries; instead, the majority of Algerian Jews chose France as their destination. Their "repatriation" represents a unique case in the history of Jewish…
Jewish Wedding in Morocco by Eugène Delacroix, Louvre, Paris, 1839
Jews of Fes, c. 1900
The Great Synagogue of Oran, Algeria, confiscated and turned into a mosque after the departure of Jews
World Jewish Congress conference on the situation of Jews in North Africa, Algiers, 1952