WAR AND LORE, by Isaac Yetiv
The legend of the Tunisian wonder rabbi By Isaac Yetiv, PhD LA JOLLA, California— Many years ago, there lived in Tunisia, then still governed by the Ottoman Turks, a rabbi and scholar, Moshe Sfez his…
Tunisian Jewry
« Tunisian Jewry, along with the other Maghrebi Jewish communities, has been relegated to « a backwater of Jewish history »-mainly because of the comparatively meager supply of source material readily accessible until recently to Jewish historians, and…
Tunis 2 English (2)
TUNIS 1 AVENUE JULES FERRY (COLLECTION H. BELLICHA) THE SAME TODAY GAMBETTA (COLLECTION H. BELLICHA) LE MAJESTIC MUNICIPAL POOL (COLLECTION H. BELLICHA) LYCEE CARNOT (AVENUE ROUSTAN) LA MEDINA LE…
History of Tunisian Jews
A Jewish Tunisian family in the beginning of the century MAP OF JEWISH TUNISIA RECENT HISTORY OF THE TUNISIAN JEWS Jewish life at the end of the 19th century French colonization and the…
The father of twelve children, by Emile Tubiana
Excerpt From the future book The King and the Widow There was a man, father of twelve children, who couldn’t pay his rent anymore and owed two years rent to the landlord. One day the…
The explosion, presented by Michael Lerner , editor Tikkun magazine
I thought you might find this detailed account of what is happening in Israel informative and useful. And I’d be interested in your thoughts on how we ought to respond. Some people are suggesting a…
The day the whole town prayed for rain, by Isaac Yetiv
By Isaac Yetiv, Ph.D. LA JOLLA, California—Even today I shiver when I recall this story of my childhood. I was growing up in a Jewish family in the town of Nabeul on the Mediterranean coast…
The Blessing, by Emile Tubiana
Once upon a time, in a small village, there lived a father of ten children. He was poor but honest. In order to feed his family, he rushed out every morning, even while the sky…