Lag B’Omer attendance in Djerba low
Published May 11, 2012
(JTA) — Attendance at Lag B’Omer in the ancient community of Djerba in Tunisia was low for the second year in a row.
Reuters reported that some 500 Jews attended celebrations on the island this week, up from just a hundred last year, but below the thousands that usually attend.
The report cited security concerns in the wake of the upheaval that last year replaced a longstanding dictatorship with pro-democracy forces, as well as threats from Islamist extremist groups.
The holiday usually attracts thousands of former Tunisian Jews now living in Israel and Europe.
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