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Morocco: the bittersweet lingering of times past

May 17, 2017 Ian

http://jewishrefugees.blogspot.com/2017/05/morocco-bittersweet-lingering-of-times.htmlThere has been a recent effort to revive Jewish life in Morocco, but Sarah Levi, writing in the Jerusalem Post, can’t help thinking that all that remain are relics of the past. (With thanks: Lily) […]

Tunisia seeks UNESCO protection for Djerba

May 16, 2017 Ian

http://jewishrefugees.blogspot.com/2017/05/tunisia-seens-unesco-protection-for.html  Pilgrims light candles at the Al-Ghriba synagogue (Photo: Fethi Belaid). With thanks: Boruch In spite of security concerns,  this year’s  Lag Ba’Omer pilgrimage to the Al-Ghriba synagogue on Djerba went off without a hitch. […]

When will Arab states apologise?

May 15, 2017 Ian

http://jewishrefugees.blogspot.com/2017/05/when-will-arab-states-apologise.htmlNo one can ignore the Palestinian refugee problem. Yet no one speaks of the predicament of the larger number of Jews expelled from the Arab states in the wake of Israel’s establishment. Edy Cohen has […]

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