Existence of Jewish tribes in the Sahara Desert, hitherto unknown, was reported here today by Andre Chouraqui, assistant secretary general of the Alliance Israelite Universelle, who recently completed an 8,000 mile tour of Africa by car.
Chouraqui said that in crossing the Sahara, he had found Jewish nomads as yet unknown to Jewish historians. He reported finding one Jewish tribe of 3,000 people at an oasis in the Sahara. They were living under conditions of a thousand years ago, he said. He said he met other large Jewish groups elsewhere in Africa.
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