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Jewish jeweler attacked, fingers severed in antisemitic machete attack in Djerba, Tunisia

A Jewish jewellery shop owner was attacked by a man with a machete in Djerba, Tunisia on Wednesday morning, sources from the Djerba Jewish community told the Jerusalem Post. According to the French ...
Anadolu Ajansi

UNESCO designates Djerba, Tunisia as World Heritage Site

The UN cultural agency UNESCO on Monday added Tunisia’s Djerba island to its list of World Heritage Sites. In a statement, The Tunisian Culture Ministry said the resort island was voted to the list ...
The Times of Israel

Diplomats pay respects in Djerba year after deadly attack on Jewish worshipers

DJERBA, Tunisia — Diplomats from the United States and France visited the Ghriba synagogue on Tunisia’s Djerba island on Sunday to commemorate the victims of a deadly attack there last year, as ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Tunisia to seek World Heritage status for Djerba island, site of Jewish pilgrimage

(JTA) — Tunisia will seek UNESCO World Heritage status for the island of Djerba, the site of an annual Jewish pilgrimage. Tunisia’s culture minister, Mohamed Zine El-Abidine, made the announcement on ...
The Times of Israel

Only a faithful few make it as Djerba pilgrimage resumes after COVID break

DJERBA, Tunisia — The annual Jewish pilgrimage to the ancient Ghriba synagogue on Tunisia’s Djerba island started Monday without the usual thousands of pilgrims, due to restrictions to stem the ...