The Hara of Tunis: The Evolution of a North-African Ghetto
Paul Sebag
1959
Chapter II
The Old Jewish Quarter
The Jews of Tunis have not been confined to the hara for a long time now. Since the end of the last century, those acquiring a degree of ease have abandoned it and established themselves in the new city being built at the gates of the old one. Indeed, the only ones who remained were those bound by poverty to its…
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