FILE - A Tunisian police officer stands at the entrance at El-Ghriba synagogue, the oldest Jewish monument built in Africa more than 2,500 years ago, while Jewish pilgrims attend the annual Jewish ...

DJERBA, Tunisia (AP) — Despite years of security concerns and a harsh debate over Israeli passports, officials said Sunday the number of Jewish pilgrims taking part in an annual rite in Tunisia is up ...

TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) – The annual Jewish pilgrimage to the Tunisian island of Djerba should be maintained as a symbol of the North African nation’s openness to the world, Tunisia’s tourism minister ...

The spiritual link between Jewish Exodus story and American founding shaped the nation's moral foundation, with gratitude ...

A French Jewish man prays inside the historic Ghriba synagogue on the Tunisian island of Djerba — FETHI BELAID Only about 30 people turned up Thursday at this year's Jewish pilgrimage on Tunisia's ...

A French Jewish pilgrim visits the historic Ghriba synagogue on the Tunisian island of Djerba — FETHI BELAID Only a dozen pilgrims turned up Friday at this year's Jewish pilgrimage on Tunisia's island ...

JEWISH MOMENTS IN THE LAND OF ISRAEL R. Shlomo Pereira. 1218 The Poet’s Pilgrimage: Yehudah al-Harizi’s Journey to the Land of Israel. In 1218, when the renowned Hebrew poet a ...

Despite warnings from Ukrainian and Israeli officials about security risks, around 35,000 Jewish pilgrims traveled to Uman in Cherkasy Oblast to celebrate Rosh Hashana this year, according to local ...

SAN DIEGO — A group of about 15 women from the Jewish Federation of San Diego visited civil rights landmarks and shared pictures and video with CBS 8. Walking across the Edmund Pettus bridge in Selma, ...

TUNIS, TunisiaTUNIS, Tunisia — Jewish Tunisians who organize an annual pilgrimage to one of the world’s oldest synagogues are planning a scaled-down event next month, citing concerns about security ...

TUNIS, Tunisia — Jewish Tunisians who organize an annual pilgrimage to one of the world’s oldest synagogues are planning a scaled-down event next month, citing concerns about security less than a year ...