The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/djerba/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 09 Jun 2026 12:33:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Djerba | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/djerba/ 32 32 Organizers tout uptick in pilgrims to Tunisia Lag B’Omer fest 3 years after deadly attack https://www.timesofisrael.com/organizers-tout-uptick-in-visitors-to-tunisia-lag-bomer-pilgrimage-3-years-after-attack/ Mon, 04 May 2026 22:59:59 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3816485 Around 200 Jewish pilgrims make trip from abroad to Africa's oldest synagogue, after annual fest that once attracted thousands only saw a few dozen participants in last 2 years

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]]> Tunisia broadens access to annual Jewish pilgrimage to Africa’s oldest synagogue https://www.timesofisrael.com/tunisia-broadens-access-to-annual-jewish-pilgrimage-to-africas-oldest-synagogue/ Tue, 14 Apr 2026 20:32:28 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3802216 Organizers announces 'gradual return to normal' after the event was scaled down in wake of deadly 2023 terror attack on historic Ghriba synagogue

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]]> Tunisian Jewish man stabbed in Djerba ahead of pilgrimage to island synagogue https://www.timesofisrael.com/tunisian-jewish-man-stabbed-in-djerba-ahead-of-pilgrimage-to-synagogue-on-the-island/ Fri, 09 May 2025 22:24:57 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3545679 Community representative says victim hurt but 'doing well' after being attacked for still unclear motive, says he was 'bothered a lot' by FM Sa'ar's call for Tunisia to protect Jews

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]]> Diplomats pay respects in Djerba year after deadly attack on Jewish worshipers https://www.timesofisrael.com/diplomats-pay-respects-in-djerba-year-after-deadly-attack-on-jewish-worshipers/ Sun, 26 May 2024 18:49:39 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3298553 Only handful attend annual pilgrimage at Tunisia's Ghriba synagogue under heavy guard as Gaza fighting, memories of last year's shooting dampen enthusiasm for event

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]]> Tunisian Jewish pilgrimage draws low turnout as event scaled back amid security fears https://www.timesofisrael.com/tunisian-jewish-pilgrimage-draws-low-turnout-as-event-scaled-back-amid-security-fears/ Fri, 24 May 2024 16:33:08 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3297447 Annual 3-day prayer gathering at Africa's oldest synagogue on island of Djerba is muted amid soaring tensions due to Gaza war, last year's deadly terror attack

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]]> Hit by terror in 2023, Tunisian Jewish pilgrimage scaled back amid Gaza security fears https://www.timesofisrael.com/tunisian-jewish-pilgrimage-scaled-back-amid-terror-attack-gaza-war-security-concerns/ Sat, 20 Apr 2024 07:01:26 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3272622 Organizers say Lag B'Omer celebration will be moved entirely indoors at Ghriba synagogue, a cornerstone of millennia-old Djerba Jewry

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]]> Targeted again after Oct. 7, Tunisia’s small Jewish community wonders what future it has https://www.timesofisrael.com/targeted-again-after-oct-7-tunisias-small-jewish-community-wonders-what-future-it-has/ Sun, 24 Dec 2023 12:58:09 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3184640 Djerba's Jews were slowly healing from a deadly terror attack in May, but an attack on a Tunisia synagogue and escalated hostile rhetoric are prompting new thoughts of emigration

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]]> Tunisian leader touts ‘coexistence’ after fatal synagogue attack, but not with Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/tunisian-leader-touts-coexistence-after-fatal-synagogue-attack-but-not-with-israel/ Thu, 18 May 2023 10:07:23 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3017809&preview=true&preview_id=3017809 President Kais Saied notes 'distinction between Judaism and Zionism,' rejects 'normalization' with Israel, calls on world to 'put an end to tragedy of the Palestinian people'

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]]> Tunisian president says locals rescued Jews, whereas Israel kills Palestinians https://www.timesofisrael.com/tunisian-president-says-locals-rescued-jews-whereas-israel-kills-palestinians/ Tue, 16 May 2023 17:56:08 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3016674 Jewish groups and Tunisian Jews condemn remarks, which Kais Saied made in countering criticism around May 9 slaying of 2 Jews in Djerba

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]]> Israeli killed in Tunisian synagogue attack buried in Netivot amid Gaza fighting https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-killed-in-tunisian-synagogue-attack-buried-in-netivot-amid-gaza-fighting/ Sat, 13 May 2023 15:36:38 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3014563 Brother-in-law says family hoped Aviel Haddad would come back from Djerba pilgrimage with a bride, instead he 'returned in a coffin'

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]]> Tunisia names synagogue gunman, says attack was premeditated and targeted shrine https://www.timesofisrael.com/tunisia-names-synagogue-gunman-says-attack-was-premeditated-and-targeted-shrine/ Fri, 12 May 2023 02:08:34 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3013676&preview=true&preview_id=3013676 Country's interior minister calls deadly attack in Djerba a 'cowardly criminal attack,' but refrains from referring to it as terrorism; assailant named as guardsman Wissam Khazri

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]]> Tunisia president condemns ‘cowardly’ synagogue shooting, insists country still safe https://www.timesofisrael.com/tunisia-president-condemns-cowardly-shooting-insists-country-still-safe/ Thu, 11 May 2023 10:32:40 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3012994 Kais Saied denounces attempt to disturb 'stability' as authorities probe guardsman's motive for killing 5 outside Djerba's historic Ghriba synagogue

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]]> ‘Jewish life goes on’: Djerba community shows resilience after deadly attack https://www.timesofisrael.com/jewish-life-goes-on-djerba-community-shows-resilience-after-deadly-attack/ Thu, 11 May 2023 06:03:47 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3012841 The day after a gunman killed five on Tunisian island, community celebrates a brit milah, highlighting hopes it will continue to attract pilgrims and remain a beacon of coexistence

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]]> Death toll in Tunisia synagogue attack rises to five https://www.timesofisrael.com/death-toll-in-tunisia-synagogue-attack-rises-to-five/ Wed, 10 May 2023 14:47:38 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3012366 Third guard dies of wounds, after two Jewish worshipers and two other guards are killed by rogue officer who opened fire on Djerba synagogue during annual pilgrimage

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]]> French imam asks Israelis to continue Tunisia pilgrimage despite terror attack https://www.timesofisrael.com/french-imam-asks-israelis-to-continue-tunisia-pilgrimage-despite-terror-attack/ Wed, 10 May 2023 12:13:40 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3012216 Hassen Chalghoumi, who was in Djerba when two Jews were killed there, says the annual event must continue for sake of 1,000-member local Jewish community

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