The history of the Jews in Tunisia dates back nearly two thousand years to the Punic era. The Jewish community of Tunisia grew following successive waves of immigration and proselytism before its deve
Jews of Tunis, c. 1900
Date palm, Byzantine mosaic from the Roman synagogue of Naro in Hammam Lif, 6th century CE, Brooklyn Museum (New York).
View of Jerusalem and the Temple of Solomon by Hartmann Schedel
Tertullian who fought against the expansion of Judaism
Djerba
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Djerba, also transliterated as Jerba or Jarbah, is a Tunisian island and the largest island of North Africa at 514 square kilometers, in the Gulf of Gabès, off the coast of Tunisia. Administratively,
History of the Jews in Tunisia
…in 1956, the Jewish population was estimated at 105,000 individuals. These Jews lived mainly in Tunis, with communities also present on the island of Djerba. Jews left Tunisia en masse in subsequent years due notably to the Bizerte crisis in 1961 and the Six-Day War in 1967. The population had declined to…
Lag BaOmer festival in Djerba
Saint Joseph Catholic Church in Houmt El Souk