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Jewish Section in Algerian Town Bombed; Several Jews Reported Wounded

A young Jewish girl, A. Nahman, was mortally wounded in Setif when a bomb exploded in the city’s Jewish section, authorities reported today. The girl was tossed 20 feet in the blast. A number of Jewish passers-by were wounded but their names and the degree of their injuries were not disclosed. The attack has shocked […]

May 19, 1960
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A young Jewish girl, A. Nahman, was mortally wounded in Setif when a bomb exploded in the city’s Jewish section, authorities reported today. The girl was tossed 20 feet in the blast.

A number of Jewish passers-by were wounded but their names and the degree of their injuries were not disclosed. The attack has shocked the local Jewish community.

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