The Dead Sea level has declined in recent years as a result of human activity, but it is expected to decline even more sharply due to climate change. Israel and Jordan are working on a project to bring remnants of desalinated water from the Gulf of Eilat to the Dead Sea, but the extent of… Read More »
For a limited time this book will be free on Amazon, kindle. The offer will expire in five days. The book is about one of the most important treasure mystery from the Second World War. The Germans occupied Tunisia for more then six months and during this time they have looted the Jewish community dry of… Read More »
Barhoom Golan is an Israeli lecturer in Bar Ilan. In this lecture he emphasis the role of this ancient Jewish population of Iraq dating back 3000 years, long before Islam. Unfortunately, the video is Hebrew and Arabic. According to Golan the Jews were indeed the indigenous population of the region. Golan is active in promoting… Read More »
The three largest families in Kef are the ALLALI and SABBAH families. Almost all of the Kef families are related through marriages. These three families constitute the central branch of all the Jewish families of Kef. The SMADJA, The BRAMI, ALLALI, The SCEMAMA. Other family names are the BELLAICHE, SARFATI, BORGEL, FITOUSSI, BIJAOUI, TOUITOU, ELFASSI,… Read More »
A new site with information about books and articles dealing with Jewish history in North Africa and the Middle East. Click on the region category to see the books we have selected. Most books are purchased directly from Amazon in hard copy or digital via Kindel editions. Let us know of any books which should… Read More »