May 18, 2022 — Djerba (Tunisia) (AFP) Hundreds of Jewish worshippers flocked to Africa's oldest synagogue in Tunisia on Wednesday, reviving an annual pilgrimage after a two-year hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic. Pilgrims passed through airport-style scanners and passed a heavy, armed police guard to enter the whitewashed Ghriba synagogue on the southern Tunisian resort island of Djerba. Inside, they lit candles, prayed and handed each other sweets and nuts. Many took photos and filmed relatives and friends inside the intricately decorated synagogue. Others sat praying or reading scripture on their own, before leaving with their friends and family....