Annual Jewish pilgrimage to El Ghriba Synagogue - Djerba

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Jewish pilgrims seen here in El Ghriba Synagogue.

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Jewish pilgrim in El Ghriba Synagogue.

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Jewish pilgrim in El Ghriba Synagogue.

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A Jewish pilgrim in El Ghriba Synagogue, seen here attending to the melted candles.

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Eggs with messages written on them are seen here amongst candles at the El Ghriba Synagogue.

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A pilgrim mourns over the candles in El Ghriba Synagogue, Djerba Tunisia.

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A pilgrim over the candles in El Ghriba Synagogue.

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A pilgrim mourns over the candles in El Ghriba Synagogue, Djerba Tunisia.

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A pilgrim mourns over the candles in El Ghriba Synagogue, Djerba Tunisia.

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A pilgrim mourns over the candles in El Ghriba Synagogue.

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A pilgrim in El Ghriba Synagogue.

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Animation El Ghriba Synagogue.

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People seen here as they celebrate at El Ghriba Synagogue.

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People make the annual pilgrimage to El Ghriba Synagogue.

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People make the annual pilgrimage to El Ghriba Synagogue.

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People make the annual pilgrimage to El Ghriba Synagogue.

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People make the annual pilgrimage to El Ghriba Synagogue.

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Two men seen here at the annual pilgrimage to El Ghriba Synagogue.

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Make the annual pilgrimage to El Ghriba Synagogue over candel.

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People make the annual pilgrimage to El Ghriba Synagogue over candel.

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A pilgrim in El Ghriba Synagogue.

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A pilgrim at the El Ghriba Synagogue.

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People make the annual pilgrimage to El Ghriba Synagogue.

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Singer in ghriba.

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A jowish.

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Approximately 1,500 Jewish pilgrims are expected to take the annual pilgrimage to the El Ghriba Synagogue, a religioius rite that annually brings Jewish pilgrims to the island of Djerba in southeastern Tunisia.

Approximately 1,500 Jewish pilgrims were expected to attend the annual pilgrimage to the El Ghriba Synagouge on the island of Djerba in South eastern Tunisia today. The National Security council of Israel issued a warning last week against its nationals traveling to Djerba due to concerns that Jewish pilgrims could be targeted by the growing salafist movement in the country as a result very few foreign Jews did the pilgrimage approximately 300 pilgrims did the pilgrimage to El Ghriba Synagogue as a result.