TUNISIA AND ITS JEWISH COMMUNITIES:
PAST AND PRESENT
May 2009
Final dates to be announced!

Your host for part of this very special tour will be TunisUSA founder, Jerry Sorkin.

Sorkin, a specialist in Middle East and North African studies, has spent considerable time in Tunisia over nearly two decades. During this time he has developed close relationships with a myriad of Tunisians in various parts of the country and of various walks of life, including the Jewish communities in Tunis and on the island of Jerba.

During this in-depth tour, participants will not only see Tunisia, but will experience the country and its people in a manner that few tours can offer. A particular highlight will be the opportunity to meet and interact with the Jerban Jewish community, including attending activities for the festival of Lag B'omer. The Jerban community, which dates its presence on the island to more

2,000 years, is normally, very insular.