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Famous Jews of Algeria and Tunisia

Sages, leaders, writers and artists from the Jewish communities of Algeria and Tunisia.

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Famous Jews of Algeria and Tunisia

16 figures
Alain BoublilLyricist and librettistb. 1941 · Algeria & TunisiaSephardi
Albert Memmi
Albert MemmiWriter and essayist1920–2020 · Algeria & TunisiaSephardi
Bernard-Henri Lévy
Bernard-Henri LévyPhilosopher and public intellectualb. 1948 · Algeria & TunisiaSephardi
Claude Cohen-Tannoudji
Claude Cohen-TannoudjiPhysicist; Nobel Prize in Physics 19971933–2026 · Algeria & TunisiaSephardi
Enrico Macias
Enrico MaciasSingerb. 1938 · Algeria & TunisiaSephardi
Eva Green
Eva GreenActressb. 1980 · Algeria & TunisiaSephardic ancestry
Géraldine Nakache
Géraldine NakacheActress and directorb. 1980 · Algeria & TunisiaSephardi
Gisèle Halimi
Gisèle HalimiLawyer, feminist organizer, author, legislator, and human-rights advocate1927–2020 · Algeria & TunisiaSephardi
Jacques Derrida
Jacques DerridaPhilosopher1930–2004 · Algeria & TunisiaSephardi
Jean-François Copé
Jean-François CopéFrench politicianb. 1964 · Algeria & TunisiaOne Sephardic or Mizrahi parent
June Brown
June BrownActress1927–2022 · Algeria & TunisiaSephardic ancestry
Max Azria
Max AzriaFashion designer1949–2019 · Algeria & TunisiaSephardi
Serge Halimi
Serge HalimiJournalistb. 1955 · Algeria & TunisiaOne Sephardic or Mizrahi parent
Silvan Shalom
Silvan ShalomIsraeli politicianb. 1958 · Algeria & TunisiaSephardiThe Rashbatz (Rabbi Shimon ben Tzemah Duran)Rabbi, physician and philosopher1361–1444 · Algeria & TunisiaSephardi
Young Perez
Young PerezBoxer1911–1945 · Algeria & TunisiaSephardi