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Published: 24 May 2019

Last updated: 4 March 2024

Worshippers prayed, lit candles and wrote wishes on eggs during the annual Jewish pilgrimage to Africa’s oldest synagogue

Tunisian Jews mark Lag B’Omer in ancient El Ghriba synagogue (Times of Israel)
Festival on island of Djerba is first since Jewish community leader who organised event was named tourism minister

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Photo: A pilgrim lights a candle on the first day of the annual Jewish pilgrimage to the El Ghriba Synagogue, Africa's oldest, on Tunisia's Mediterranean resort island of Djerba on Thursday. Credit: Fathi Nasri/AFP