Adam Eilath, head of a local Jewish day school, and his daughter were taking part in a Lag B'Omer pilgrimage to an ancient Tunisian synagogue earlier this month when a shooter attacked, killing five.
Tunisian President Kais Saied on Wednesday sought to reassure the world over the safety of his country, an important tourist destination, after a police officer shot dead five people, most of them outside Africa's oldest synagogue. Authorities were investigating the motive of the gunman, who was shot dead after killing three police officers and two visitors, a French-Tunisian and an Israeli-Tunisian man.
One photographer’s journey across Africa’s Jewish communities
Snapper Jono David tells Francine Wolfisz about discovering some of the more rarely-known Jewish communities on the African continent By Francine Wolfisz 9 April 2021, 7:49 pm Edit
Francine Wolfisz is the Features Editor for Jewish News.
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ore than a decade since conceiving the idea, eight long-haul trips and racking up thousands of miles across 30 countries, photographer Jono David has finally realised his ambitious project: a remarkable glimpse into Jewish communities living on the African continent.
The Jews of Africa: Lost Tribes. Found Communities. Emerging Faiths features 230 visually stunning images – a tiny proportion of the more than 100,000 photos originally taken by its captivated author, although an additional 300 images are available via online bonus galleries for anyone who buys the book.