Jews of Djerba جربة - Judiaria di Djerba

 

on Jews... Judios of Djerba جربة  

 

1) Djerba, an island off the coast of #Tunisia, is home to one of the oldest Jewish communities in the world, and the 2nd largest in the Arab world Jews have lived on this island for over 2,500 years

 

 

 

2) Jews found refuge in Djerba following the destruction of the First Temple in #Jerusalem The high priest Sadok (Kings I 2:35) along with his fellow Cohanim escaped to this distant Island and settled there. 

They carried stones from the altar as a memoir of the destruction

 

 

3) As such, this community is mostly made up of Cohanim. Genetic tests show the vast majority of the community share a common ancestor with Cohens from other communities across the world, both in MENA and Europe Djerba is popularly know as "The Island of the Cohanim"

 

 

 

4) Following the Spanish Inquistion, Jews from the Iberian Peninsula again found refuge on this beautiful island Throughout this time, the Jewish community always preserved their unique dress, personal names, and accents, many suffered from the Roman Catholic Christian Inquisition found refuge in Djerba.

 

 

 

 

Jewish (Sefardita ) Families  names of  Djerba :

 

Bittan

Salis 

Cohen d´Azeved

Cohen d´Azevedo

Mazuze

Sosa

Kohen

Levi Costa

Freren 

Saudon 

Douk

Aben 

Ben Amor

Bensaude

Benvinda

Xarabi

Paraira

Zeboulone

Bira 

Sigron

Perez