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Djerba, an island off the southeastern coast of Tunisia, is home to one of North Africa's only thriving (albeit small) Jewish communities. Roughly 1200 Jews live there, running Jewish schools, synagogues, and Kosher restaurants. Here, one of the Jewish cemeteries in Djerba, which are always kept locked.
CREDIT: Daniella Zalcman for The Wall Street Journal
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Djerba, an island off the southeastern coast of Tunisia, is home to one of North Africa's only thriving (albeit small) Jewish communities. Roughly 1200 Jews live there, running Jewish schools, synagogues, and Kosher restaurants. Here, Asher Assous makes brik, a traditional Tunisian pastry, at his outdoor stand.
CREDIT: Daniella Zalcman for The Wall Street Journal
SLUG: DJERBA