Tunisia

Albert Memmi in Paris, France on Dec. 8, 1982. (Wikimedia Commons/Claude Truong-Ngoc)

Albert Memmi, influential French-Jewish author, dies at 99

His 1972 autobiographical novel “The Salt Statue” dealt with anti-Semitism and the marginalization of Jews in his native Tunisia.

By Cnaan Liphshiz May 28, 2020 4:10 pm

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Tunisian president-elect: Normal ties with Israel are ‘high treason’

Kais Saied is an academic who won a resounding victory in the final round of presidential voting.

October 16, 2019 1:41 pm

Young children, tired of the stifling atmosphere of the synagogue, come outside to be with their mother in Djerba, Tunisia. January 01, 1950. 850,000 refugees from Tunisia and other Arab countries were expelled after the creation of Israel. (Graphic House/Archive Photos/Getty Images)

Opinion

Jews in Arab countries suffered unbearable discrimination. Why do our stories remain untold?

In 1948, when I was 6 months old, my mother risked everything to escape Tunisia with my siblings and me in search of a better life.

June 20, 2019 2:09 pm

Opinion

Why does Holocaust Remembrance Day ignore Middle Eastern Jews?

By Hen Mazzig May 1, 2019 3:55 pm

Anti-Israel protest in Tunisia targets tourism ministry, whose chief is Jewish

By Marcy Oster December 9, 2018 8:37 am

Tunisian Scouting movement bars French Jews from interfaith meeting

November 13, 2018 9:20 am

Jewish businessman named government minister in Tunisia

November 6, 2018 3:43 pm

Tunisian Jew barred from getting kosher food in prison, family says

August 20, 2018 11:25 am

Police probe Tunisian men enjoying barbecue atop Jewish graves

July 22, 2018 2:06 pm

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Judo competitions cancelled in UAE and Tunisia for failing to provide equal treatment for athletes

July 22, 2018 12:47 pm

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