Tunisia to seek UNESCO World Heritage status for Jewish pilgrimage site
Tunisia’s culture minister, Mohamed Zine El-Abidine, made the announcement on Sunday, the last day of the traditional Lag Ba'omer pilgrimage near the Ghriba synagogue on Djerba.
A Jewish worshipper prays during a pilgrimage to the El Ghriba synagogue in Djerba April 28, 2013(photo credit: REUTERS)ByJTAUpdated: