El Ghriba Synagogue Djerba

Er-Riadh (Harah Sghira), Djerba , Tunisia
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    Tour of the island

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    ... Africa, and has a Jewish community of about 1000, although there have been many, many more in the past. The El Ghriba synagogue contains the world's oldest Torah scroll and is built in Moorish architecture. The history of the synagogue is reported to ...

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    Caves, Ferries, and Beaches, Oh My!

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    ... is the Jewish Holy Day of Yom Kippur, and we think it would be an appropriate day to visit the famous El Ghriba Synagogue. Unfortunately, because this place was the site of a terrorist attack in 2002, it is closed to visitors today. We ...

  • 3

    Day 5 Djerba

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    ... the island's main town of Houmt Souq, and the wonderful marketplace.  In addition, we tour the island's sacred El-Ghriba Synagogue, considered the most important Jewish site in north Africa.  Thousands of African Jews make pilgrimages here ...

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    Djerba Explorations

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    ... gets the price of an item from 180 dinars down to just 40 dinars!   We next visit the famous El-Ghriba synagogue, which sprang into the world's consciousness after a terrorist bombing killed 21 people here in 2002. The synagogue's most ancient ...