FILE - A Tunisian police officer stands at the entrance at El-Ghriba synagogue, the oldest Jewish monument built in Africa more than 2,500 years ago, while Jewish pilgrims attend the annual Jewish ...

(JTA) — When a security official opened fire outside a Tunisian synagogue during a pilgrimage on Tuesday night, killing two Jewish pilgrims and two security guards, he shattered what was meant to be a ...

TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) – The annual Jewish pilgrimage to the Tunisian island of Djerba should be maintained as a symbol of the North African nation’s openness to the world, Tunisia’s tourism minister ...

DJERBA, Tunisia (AP) — Despite years of security concerns and a harsh debate over Israeli passports, officials said Sunday the number of Jewish pilgrims taking part in an annual rite in Tunisia is up ...

(JTA) — A gunman killed five people in an attack on an ancient synagogue in Tunisia, during an annual pilgrimage that attracts thousands of Jews and is seen as a rare instance of Jewish partnership ...

FILE PHOTO: Jewish worshippers arrive at the Ghriba synagogue, during an annual pilgrimage in Djerba TUNIS (Reuters) - An annual Jewish pilgrimage to Tunisia's Djerba‮ ‬synagogue and celebration has ...

(RNS) — The attack came as thousands of Jews had traveled to the island of Djerba for an annual pilgrimage to El Ghriba synagogue, the oldest in Africa. (RNS) — A Tunisian naval officer opened fire on ...

“The sudden influx in the last decade of so many foreign Jews has been a culture shock for some locals,” said the mayor of the town called Kerestir in Yiddish. (JTA) — As many as 50,000 Jews traveled ...

Visiting hours are being expanded for the first time in a quarter century, the Defense Ministry announced.The post Jewish pilgrims to be allowed daytime visits to Joseph’s Tomb appeared first ...

TUNIS, TunisiaTUNIS, Tunisia — Jewish Tunisians who organize an annual pilgrimage to one of the world’s oldest synagogues are planning a scaled-down event next month, citing concerns about security ...

The shooting at the synagogue is the deadliest attack on the holy site in more than 20 years and brought tragedy to a public celebration of Jewish life at Africa’s oldest Jewish house of worship. (JTA ...