Pilgrimage to the Tunisian Island of Jerba (Djerba) - Ghriba Synagogue
Jews start annual pilgrimage to Tunisia's Ghriba synagogue
Jewish pilgrims gathered Friday for the annual pilgrimage to Ghriba synagogue, the oldest synagogue in Africa, on the Tunisian island of Djerba.Duration: 01:03
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Inside El Ghriba Synagogue
This is a video of the interior of El Ghriba Synagogue on the island of Djerba, Tunisia. This was filmed during the annual Jewish pilgrimage to Djerba.
El Ghriba Festival in Tunisia
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Tunisia: Jewish faithful flock to Djerba for annual celebration
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Thousands of people visited Africa's oldest synagogue, El Ghriba on the island of Djerba on Wednesday to participate in the traditional Jewish pilgrimage.
Footage shows worshippers praying, lighting candles, writing wishes on eggs, and dancing to music at the annual festivities.
Ghariba brings joy and this is not for the Jews only but for all. I wish the mercy and charity for all, said visitor Youda Vitonsi.
The event celebrates the two-day Lag BaOmer festival, which takes place 33 days after Passover.
According to reports, around 5,000 pilgrims participated in the festivities that takes place on Wednesday and Thursday on the Tunisian island.
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Controversy Dogs Tunisia's Djerba Pilgrimage
Tunisia has a sizeable Jewish population for a mostly Muslim nation. The oldest synagogue in Africa can be found on the island of Djerba. And every year, pilgrims from across the world make the trek there. This year, though, there's been an unprecedented political storm surrounding the pilgrimage. CCTV's Yasmine Ryan has more.
El Ghriba synagogue - Djerba, Tunisia (Lag B'Omer)
The Ghriba Pilgrimage in the Djerba Island
El Ghriba is the most prominent synagogue on the small island of Djerba, in northern Tunisia. The island boasts a small but historically rich Jewish community that has lived in Tunisia for 2,500 years. Although the current building dates from the nineteenth century, El Ghriba is sometimes cited as North Africa’s oldest synagogue, with tradition tracing its origins to exiles fleeing the destruction of the first Temple of Jerusalem in 586 BCE.
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Synagogue de la Ghriba Djerba /Tunisia
La synagogue de la Ghriba (كنست الغريبة) est une synagogue tunisienne qui constitue l'un des principaux marqueurs identitaires des Juifs de Djerba, l'une des dernières communautés juives vivantes du monde arabe. Elle fait l'objet d'un pèlerinage annuel, à l'occasion de la fête juive de Lag Ba'omer, rassemblant plusieurs milliers de pèlerins. C'est aussi l'une des principales attractions touristiques de l'île de Djerba.
The ancient El Ghriba Synagogue (Arabic: كنيس الغريبة), also known as the Djerba Synagogue, is located on the Tunisian island of Djerba. It is situated in the Jewish village of Hara Seghira (currently known as Er-Riadh), several kilometres southwest of Houmt Souk, the main town of Djerba.
The synagogue is the oldest in Tunisia, and besides being the center of the island's Jewish life is also a site of pilgrimage, whose status approaches that of the Holy Land; one of the legends associated with its founding claims that either a stone or a door from Solomon's Temple or the Second Temple is incorporated in the building.
Jews travel to ancient synagogue on Djerba
(24 May 2019) LEADIN
The annual pilgrimage of Jews to the ancient synagogue of Ghriba is underway on the Tunisian island of Djerba.
The event is accompanied by strict security to prevent acts of anti-semitism and terror related attacks.
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Winding though the streets of the island of Djerba, an island off the coast of Tunisia, these Jews are on an annual pilgrimage.
Transporting a Menara (an object of worship for a procession) which carries an old copy of the Torah, they're on their way to the ancient synagogue of Ghriba.
It's believed to be the oldest synagogue in Africa.
The event is accompanied by strict security measures to prevent attacks, such as the one carried out by Al Qaeda in 2002, as well as acts of anti-semitism.
The 2002 attack on the Ghriba killed 21 people, mostly German tourists.
The pilgrimage was suspended for two years from 2011 amid poor security in Tunisia.
But now people are returning to it once again.
Ahmed Adhoum, Tunisian Minister of Religious Affairs, explains:
The intensive security presence is like securing a football match. And here we try to secure the visit to pass in safe conditions.
Hichem Fourati, the Interior Minister of Tunis, visited the island days before the procession to personally supervise security.
Speaking during the event, Dr. Andreas Reinicke, the German ambassador in Tunisia says:
I'm impressed with what Tunisians are doing in a very difficult surroundings
I am confident about this country, people are engaged, those people are engaged they will bring the country forward.
Louise De Sousa, the UK ambassador to Tunisia adds:
For me it's particularly powerful that this year it's happening during the month of Ramadan.
It's hoped the success of this year's pilgrimage will have a positive effect on the tourism industry.
Around 6,000 pilgrims from all over the world attend the annual event. They come mainly from France, Israel, Italy, Morocco and Russia.
There are visitors here from all over the world, it's an opportunity for us to support this event and make it a success to be a catalyst for the arrival of tourists to Djerba and Tunisia, says Rene Trabelsi, the Tunisian Minister of Tourism.
Organised every year on the 33rd day after Passover, the ritual is a cherished event within the Tunisian Jewish community which, although very small in terms of numbers (there are roughly 1,200 Jews in Tunisia), remains well integrated within society.
The site of the the Ghriba synagogue is rich with legend.
The first Jews who arrived were said to have brought a stone from the ancient temple of Jerusalem that was destroyed by the Babylonians.
The stone is kept in a grotto at the synagogue.
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Annual Jewish pilgrimage to Tunisia's Ghriba ends
An annual Jewish pilgrimage to Ghriba ended Thursday night, on the Tunisian island of Djerba, where security forces were deployed heavily to ward off potential jihadist attacks.
Organisers say up to 2,000 people took part in the pilgrimage despite heightened worries about security following a string of jihadist attacks in the North African country.
The number of pilgrims visiting the synagogue has fallen sharply since a suicide bombing claimed by Al-Qaeda struck Ghriba just before the 2002 pil…
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Pilgrimage to ancient Tunisia synagogue begins
The pilgrimage to the ancient Ghriba synagogue on Tunisia's resort island of Djerba began on Friday amid tight security, with hundreds of Jewish faithful expected, including Israelis.Duration: 00:40
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The ancient El Ghriba Synagogue , also known as the Djerba Synagogue, is located on the Tunisian island of Djerba.It is situated in the Jewish village of Hara Seghira , several kilometres southwest of Houmt Souk, the main town of Djerba.
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Tunisia: Jews, Muslims celebrate peaceful coexistence in Djerba
Although Tunisia is predominantly a Muslim country, the island of Djerba is home to around 1,200 Jewish citizens. Each year, they hold a pilgrimage to the ancient synagogue of Ghriba -- and are often accompanied by their Muslim neighbours. The peaceful coexistence of Muslims and Jews is a rare example of tolerance in the region.
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Djerba Jewish Heritage
Djerba, a small Tunisian island of Jewish and Muslim inhabitants, seems to serve as a model for coexistence in the Middle East and North Africa. However, the country’s small remaining Jewish population also underscores the complex history of the religious minority in the region.
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The small island of Djerba off the coast of Tunisia is best known for its sunny Mediterranean beaches and hundreds of modern tourist resorts. But Djerba is also the home of La Ghriba, Africa’s oldest synagogue, and thousands of Jews flock there from all over the world for the centuries-old, annual Jewish pilgrimage to Djerba, known as the Lag B’Omer festival.
The first Jews are said to have arrived in the 6th Century BCE, or 2,500 to 3,000 years ago, after the destruction of Solomon’s Temple by the Babylonians. Centuries later, the Romans, then the Arabs, and finally the Ottomans settled in North Africa. In1881, the French colonized Tunisia.
For centuries, Jews and Muslims have lived and worked side by side. While there are about 2,000 Jews in total still in Tunisia, the majority of them live in Djerba. Over 50 years ago, there were more than 850,000 “Arab Jews” spread out across the Arab world. Today, there are only an estimated 4,000 to 4,500 (Justice for Jews from Arab Countries).
Under colonial rule, while France gave Tunisian Jews the status of “Ward of France” on their passports, it did not do the same for Tunisian Muslims. This created discrimination between the two communities.
After France fell to Nazi forces in 1940 during World War II, Tunisia became the only Arab country to come under direct German occupation. The occupying Nazi forces passed laws requiring that Tunisian Jews wear the Star-of-David. The Nazis confiscated their property and sent thousands to forced labor camps.
After the war, in the 1950s, fear of poverty and discrimination — along with strong Zionist propaganda — drove half of Tunisia’s 100,000 Jews to Israel and France. The 1967 Arab-Israeli War and the humiliating Arab defeat led to a rise in anti-Jewish sentiment in Tunisia.
In the early 21st Century, the Jewish community became a target of Tunisian militant Islamists. In 2002, in the wake of 9/11 and the war in Afghanistan, an al-Qaeda-affiliated suicide bomber crashed a truck loaded with explosives into the ancient synagogue of La Ghriba, killing at least 19 people and wounding more than 30, mostly German tourists.
Although the pilgrimage was temporarily suspended for two years because of safety concerns after the 2011 Arab revolution, it took place again this year on May 22 -- the 33rd day after Passover -- with strict security measures to prevent attacks.
While the internet and technology are slowly changing Djerba’s ancient traditions, extremist violence seems to be the greatest danger to the Djerban Jewish way of life. Nevertheless, in common with their Muslim counterparts, many young Djerban Jews believe that change is necessary to adapt to the modern world, and they are working together to preserve social harmony in Djerba.
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Jews attend ancient synagogue despite risk of attack
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Security has been heightened on the Tunisian island of Djerba, with Jewish pilgrims arriving for celebrations around the Lag Ba-Omer spring festival.
Many pilgrims have arrived, and more are expected, despite Israeli authorities issuing a 'severe' travel advisory for Tunisia earlier in May.
Traditional rituals are underway inside the El Ghriba Synagogue on the Tunisian island of Djerba.
It's believed to be Africa's oldest synagogue and the area is home to an ancient community - described as the last Arab Jews.
Rene Trabelsi, from Paris-based Royal First Travel, has been organising pilgrimages to this sacred place.
This pilgrimage cannot be in a location other than Djerba. Because Djerba is really the perfect place. It is the land of peace, the land of tolerance.
There's been a Jewish community on Djerba since 500 BC and the annual Ghriba pilgrimage is the last known Jewish pilgrimage in a Muslim country.
The traditions that surround the pilgrimage are hundreds - if not thousands - of years old.
If a woman wants to get married or have a child, she is supposed to write her name on an egg, which is put in a cave.
Trabelsi says Jews from around the world are attending, despite Israel's counter-terrorism bureau urging Jews not to visit the country, citing a high likelihood of attacks.
The Israeli government talks to the Israeli nationals. Jews, us, we are Tunisians. We depend on our Tunisian government and our country - which is Tunisia. If the Tunisian government and the ministry of interior authorizes and encourages us to do the Ghriba (pilgrimage), we will in this sense... They (Israeli authorities) did it (issued warnings) for the Jewish feasts of Easter in Morocco in April, they also did it for Turkey, they have done it for some countries such as the Maldives and Thailand. It is a interior rule to them, it applies only to Israeli nationals. Otherwise Jews around the world are free to come.
The warning has not deterred Rabbi Raphael Quinn who has travelled from Israel.
I heard what they (the Israeli government) said. But if we pursue these words, we will become blocked and we will accomplish nothing. We relied on God and everything will work. If we pay attention to these recommendations, we will accomplish nothing, he says.
In 2002, al-Qaida militants set off a truck bomb near the synagogue, killing 21 people, mainly German tourists.
The pilgrimage to the island was cancelled in 2011 after the revolution and in subsequent years there were only hundreds attending, down from a peak of 7,000 in 2000.
But Trabelsi says there are signs of recovery.
We noted, according to data provided by officials of the borders, that the number of pilgrims has exceeded last year's number since this morning and it is expected that more people will arrive tonight and tomorrow.
The Jewish population on the island is around 1,500, down from 100,000 in the 1960s.
Most left following the 1967 war between Israel and Arab countries, and the economic policies adopted by the government in the late 1960s also drove away many Jewish business owners.
Although three quarters live in the Jewish quarter of Houmt Souk - the main city on the island - they are still a noticeable minority in a population of 65,000.
But Trabelsi feels reassured that security officials are doing everything they can to ensure the safety of local and foreign pilgrims to the synagogue.
For me, the officers are providing security. There are additional teams. They are well organized, between national police, the mobile guard, tourist police, military, the special agents and protection squad officers. They all cooperate together. Pilgrims were escorted as heads of states, he says.
The site of the El Ghriba synagogue is rich with legend.
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Pèlerinage de la Ghriba 2019 à Djerba, la grande fête juive en terre d’islam
LA GHRIBA À DJERBA
Film réalisé dans le cadre de l'exposition LIEUX SAINTS PARTAGÉS présentée au MUSÉE DES CIVILISATIONS DE L'EUROPE ET DE LA MÉDITERRANÉE (MuCEM) à Marseille du 29 avril au 31 août 2015 :
Chaque année, pour la fête du Lag Ba’Omer, des juifs d’Europe, d’Amérique du Nord et d’Israël viennent en pèlerinage à la synagogue de la Ghriba à Djerba. Malgré l’attentat d’Al-Qaïda en 2002, le sanctuaire est encore fréquenté par des musulmans.
Réalisation : Manoël Pénicaud
Montage : Francesca Berselli
Mixage : Domino Studio
Durée : 5 mn 48
Djerba, Tunisie 2015
Production : MuCEM - IDEMEC - LABEXMED
Au Maghreb, la coexistence de longue durée des juifs et musulmans a généré des croisements interconfessionnels. Il n’était pas rare que l’on se rende dans le sanctuaire de l’autre religion pour obtenir une baraka ( grâce divine ). Le terme arabe de ziyara définit la visite de la tombe d’un saint dans les deux religions. En islam, ce type de dévotion se distingue totalement du pèlerinage canonique à La Mecque (Hajj). Après le départ des juifs d’Afrique du Nord, ces croisements ont presque disparu sauf en de rares lieux comme l’île de Djerba.
In North Africa, the long-term coexistence between Jews and Muslims has given rise to a crossover between the faiths. It was not uncommon for people to visit the shrine of another religion to obtain baraka, or divine grace. The Arabic term ziyāra is used by both Jews and Muslims to designate the visiting of the tomb of a saint. In Islam, this type of worship is different from the canonical pilgrimage to Mecca ( Hajj ). After the Jews left North Africa incidences of this cross-fertilisation died out, with the exception of a very few places such as the island of Djerba.