DJERBA, Tunisia (Reuters) - Under tight security at Africa’s oldest synagogue, Jewish pilgrims on Wednesday staged their biggest religious ceremony in Tunisia since a 2011 revolution undermined security in the North African country. A Jewish man prays and kisses a religious icon at the Ghriba synagogue in Djerba, Tunisia May 2, 2018. This year, revelers chanted and danced in a two-day pilgrimage to the El Ghriba synagogue at the popular tourist island resort of Djerba 500 km (310 miles) south of Tunis. A Jewish man prays and kisses a religious icon at the Ghriba synagogue in Djerba, Tunisia May 2, 2018. The El Ghriba synagogue, home to most of Tunisia’s Jews, is built on the site of a Jewish temple that is believed to date back almost 1,900 years.

Source: The North Africa Journal May 02, 2018 16:52 UTC