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La Ghriba Djerba, Tunisia
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Jules Lellouche painted the interior of this synagogue in Djerba during World War II, when Tunisia was ruled by Vichy France. Though Tunisia’s Jewish community escaped mass deportations and murder in…

Contributor:

Jules Lellouche

Places:

French Protectorate of Tunisia (Tunisia)

Date:

1939–1949

Subjects:

Painting, Aesthetics, Synagogue, Cities

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Painting
Painting depicting arches and pews inside of a synagogue.
Yeshivat Dijet Synagogue (Djerba, Tunisia)
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The Yeshivat Dijet Synagogue was located in the Hara Seghira (the “small ghetto”) neighborhood of Djerba, Tunisia. It was one of several synagogues in this area, which, along with Hara Kebira, were…

Contributor:

Artist Unknown

Places:

Djerba, Ottoman Empire (Djerba, Tunisia)

Date:

End of the 17th Century

Subjects:

Synagogue, Community, Scholarship, Art, Aesthetics

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Architecture, Decorative Arts
Exterior photograph of stone building with arched windows, wraparound patio with stone columns, and dirt ground.