Jews of Tunisia

GPTKB entity

Statements (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Jewish_community
gptkb:ethnic_group
gptkbp:country gptkb:Tunisia
gptkbp:diaspora gptkb:Canada
gptkb:France
gptkb:Israel
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:distinctiveFeature gptkb:Judeo-Tunisian_Arabic_dialect
unique religious customs
integration with Tunisian society
preservation of ancient synagogues
gptkbp:emigratedTo gptkb:Canada
gptkb:France
gptkb:Israel
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:hasHistoricSite gptkb:Hara_Kebira
gptkb:El_Ghriba_Synagogue
gptkb:Hara_Seghira
gptkbp:historicalPeriod gptkb:Roman_era
gptkb:French_government
Islamic era
post-independence Tunisia
gptkbp:historicalPopulation ~100,000 (1940s)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Jews of Tunisia
gptkbp:language gptkb:French
gptkb:Hebrew
gptkb:Tunisian_Arabic
gptkb:Judeo-Arabic
gptkbp:majorCity gptkb:Tunis
gptkb:Djerba
gptkb:Sfax
gptkbp:notableEvent World War II persecution
1948–1956 emigration
1967 Six-Day War aftermath
gptkbp:notableInstitution gptkb:El_Ghriba_Synagogue
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Georges_Adda
gptkb:Gilbert_Naccache
gptkb:Simon_Slama
gptkb:Habib_Levy
gptkb:Albert_Memmi
gptkb:Claude_Sitbon
gptkbp:notableRuler gptkb:Rabbi_Haim_Bitan
gptkb:Rabbi_Matzliah_Mazuz
gptkb:Rabbi_Yitzhak_Hai_Bokobza
gptkb:Rabbi_Meir_Mazuz
gptkbp:organization gptkb:Comité_de_la_Communauté_Israélite_de_Tunis
gptkb:Jewish_Community_of_Djerba
gptkbp:persecutedBy gptkb:Nazi_occupation_(1942–1943)
antisemitic riots (1967)
gptkbp:population ~1,000 (2020s)
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Judaism
gptkbp:tradition gptkb:Judeo-Tunisian_cuisine
gptkb:Judeo-Tunisian_music
gptkb:Lag_BaOmer_pilgrimage
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Maghrebi_Jews
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5