History of the Jews in Algeria information

Algerian Jews
יהדות אלג'יריה; يهود الجزائر
	Algerian Jews by Théodore Chassériau (1851).
Total population
	<200 (2020)
Regions with significant populations
	Algiers
Languages
	Arabic, French, Berber, Tetuani Ladino
Religion
	Judaism
Related ethnic groups
	Jews (Maghrebi Jews)

The history of Jews in Algeria goes back to Antiquity, although it is not possible to trace with any certainty the time and circumstances of the arrival of the first Jews in what is now Algeria.^{[N 1]} In any case, several waves of immigration helped to increase the population. There may have been Jews in Carthage and present-day Algeria before the Roman conquest, but the development of Jewish communities is linked to the Roman presence. Jewish revolts in Israel and Cyrenaica in the 1st and 2nd centuries certainly led to the arrival of Jewish immigrants from these regions. Jewish proselytizing among the Berbers is an established historical fact, but its importance remains debated.

The Muslim conquest of North Africa, which was completed in Algeria in the 8th century, brought North Africa into the realm of Islamic civilization and had a lasting impact on the identity of local Jewish communities, whose status was henceforth governed by the dhimma.

New immigrants later strengthened the Algerian Jewish community: Jews fled Spain during the Visigothic persecutions of the 5th and 6th centuries, and again during the persecutions linked to the Spanish Reconquista of the 14th and 16th centuries. Many Jews from the Iberian Peninsula settled in Algeria, mixing with the local Jewish population and influencing its traditions. In the 18th century, other Jews, the Granas of Livorno, were few in number, but played a role as commercial intermediaries between Europe and the Ottoman Empire. Later in the 19th century, many Jews from Tetouan arrived in Algeria, strengthening the ranks of the community.^[2]

After the French colonization of Algeria in 1830, Algerians were guaranteed respect for their religious freedom and customs. The dhimma was abolished, and Jews became equal to Muslims under French law. Indeed, the Muslim law that governed the country put the former at a distinct disadvantage to the latter, especially in the legal sphere and their treatment as inhabitants of the country. This explains the pro-French opinion that developed among Algerian Jews from this period onwards.^{[citation needed]} Having become French citizens following the Crémieux Decree of 1870, the Jews increasingly identified with metropolitan France, and despite their forced return to second-class indigenous status during World War 2,^[3] they opted en masse to be repatriated to France on the eve of Algerian Independence, with a minority choosing Israel. This exile virtually put an end to more than 2,000 years of presence on Algerian soil. A few dozen very discreet Jews still live in Algeria.^[4]^[5]

^ "Jews of Algeria". Jewish Virtual Library.
^ Jean-Jacques Deldyck (2000). Le processus d'acculturation des Juifs d'Algérie (in French). CIEMI. p. 41. ISBN 978-2-7384-9677-5..
^ "Les Juifs d'Algérie pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale". northafricanjews-ww2.org.il/fr (in French). Retrieved 4 June 2018.
^ Maïna Fauliot (11 July 2014). "Algérie : Juifs, chrétiens… Comment le pays encadre les religions minoritaires". Jeune Afrique.
^ Benjamin Roger (2013-04-26). "Y a-t-il encore des Juifs au Maghreb ?". JeuneAfrique.com (in French). Retrieved 2019-02-04.

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[Jews_of_Algeria-1] "Jews of Algeria". Jewish Virtual Library.

[3] Jean-Jacques Deldyck (2000). Le processus d'acculturation des Juifs d'Algérie (in French). CIEMI. p. 41. ISBN 978-2-7384-9677-5..

[northafricanjews-4] "Les Juifs d'Algérie pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale". northafricanjews-ww2.org.il/fr (in French). Retrieved 4 June 2018.

[:0-5] Maïna Fauliot (11 July 2014). "Algérie : Juifs, chrétiens… Comment le pays encadre les religions minoritaires". Jeune Afrique.

[BR-6] Benjamin Roger (2013-04-26). "Y a-t-il encore des Juifs au Maghreb ?". JeuneAfrique.com (in French). Retrieved 2019-02-04.

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יהדות אלג'יריה يهود الجزائر
Algerian Jews by Théodore Chassériau (1851).
Total population
<200^[1] (2020)
Regions with significant populations
Algiers
Languages
Arabic, French, Berber, Tetuani Ladino
Religion
Judaism
Related ethnic groups
Jews (Maghrebi Jews)