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Djerba

Pilgrim’s progress: journey to Djerba

This year the annual Jewish pilgrimage to Djerba resumed after Covid . But how authentic is the experience, asks Zoe Strimpel

By Zoe Strimpel

8 min read

French Jewish piglrims light candles at the Ghriba synagogue in Tunisia's southern resort island of Djerba on May 18, 2022 during the annual Jewish pilgrimage to the synagogue. - May 18 marks the beginning of of the annual pilgrimage of Jews to the oldest Jewish monument built in Africa, after a two-year absence due to Covid-19. (Photo by FETHI BELAID / AFP) (Photo by FETHI BELAID/AFP via Getty Images)

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