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Jerusalem Orchestra E&W Head Conductor and Musical Director: Tom Cohen "Algerian Medley ("Kalbi sbah melkha" / "Aalach dleghdar waalach")" Arr. By Tom Cohen Solo: Benjamin Bouzaglo Filmed Live @Arison Hall, Tel Aviv, March 2012. All Rights Reserved.

Join me as I visit the historic tomb of Rabbi Ephraim Ainqaoua in Tlemcen, Algeria — a site of deep spiritual and cultural significance. This sacred place reflects the centuries-old Jewish presence in North Africa and the traditions that continue to inspire.

Granted French citizenship in 1870, Algerian Jews gained opportunity but faced deep resentment. Pogroms, Vichy laws, and the War of Independence shattered their world. Violence and the 1961 murder of musician Cheikh Raymond drove thousands to flee.

In this deeply moving talk, Chantal Clabrough traces the 2,000-year history of Jews in Algeria through the intimate lens of her grandfather’s life. His story is one of profound resilience and identity—growing up Jewish in French Algeria, living through the Holocaust under Vichy rule, serving in the French army during the Second World War, and surviving the trauma of the Algerian War of Independence. Forced to flee, he rebuilt his life in Canada, where he hid his Jewishness but never stopped longing for the country he had lost.

Jewish life in Algeria goes back centuries. But today, there are no more Jews living in the country. For Algerian Jews, it is a time and place remembered with nostalgia.

A very famous song being given a special treatment by the master.

The Rabbi's Cat Official US Release Trailer #1 (2011) - Animated Movie HD Set in Algeria in the 1920s, a rabbi's cat who learns how to speak after swallowing the family parrot expresses his desire to convert to Judaism.

'Notes of Exile' is a documentary movie about Maurice El Medioni and the exiled Jews of Algeria. This clip is a video teaser for the movie Chaos Films has been shooting over the last year. Maurice El Medioni is the backbone of our narrative, using his personal and musical journey to tell the story of a turbulent history for the Jews of Algeria.