Home to Many Great Torah Scholars

As previously mentioned, Tunisia was home to many great Torah scholars, and numerous revered sages are buried there. We visited two of the cemeteries to pray at the gravesites of some of these distinguished figures. Many of these scholars wrote books that are still studied, many established customs that are still observed and many have descendants living deeply Jewish lives in Djerba.

This embodies the spirit of the Jewish community of Djerba. This is a community that has existed for over 2,000 years and remains vibrantly alive, faithfully preserving the ancient and beautiful traditions of our people on a relatively isolated island off the eastern coast of North Africa.