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Zakhor
IntersectionLieuXIXe–XXe siècle

Region: Algérie (Nord-Est, wilaya de Souk Ahras)

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Souk Ahras (ancient Thagaste, birthplace of Saint Augustine) is a border town in northeastern Algeria. Jewish merchant families settled there during the French colonial period, forming part of the Jewish communities of Algeria that obtained French citizenship through the Crémieux decree of 1870.

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This book bears no memory day yet. The sources that document Souk Ahras give years and centuries, never a day; we do not invent one.

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Sources & resources

  • Encyclopedia of Jews in the Islamic WorldBrill
  • Encyclopaedia Judaica2e éd., Keter/Macmillan

Communities of this place

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