On November 20, Sabine Roitman and Myriam Tangi, who had both been to meet Yemeni Jews, gave a spirited account, full of anecdotes, of the difficult life of totally isolated communities in a hostile environment. Even today, the hundred or so Jews living in Yemen are still being attacked by vindictive tribes. Although a new rabbi has been appointed, the community is about to leave. Myriam Tangi showed some very moving slides, and Moïse Rahmani's very interesting amateur film was shown to conclude this impressive evening chaired by Jean-Pierre Allali, member of the CRIF Executive Board and coordinator of CRIF in France.
On December 5, the Libyan Jews in Paris, who are more numerous than one would expect, and Jews of Tunisian origin who have family ties with Libya met to watch the film "The Last Jews of Libya". This tells the saga of an age-old community as seen through the trials and tribulations of a Jewish family from Benghazi, the Roumanis. Jean-Pierre Allali chaired the debate between Vivienne Roumani-Denn, a native of Benghazi, who made the film, and who came especially from New York, and Eddy Lévy, from Tripoli. There was lively participation from the public, and groups of people carried on exchanging information and addresses until almost midnight. Like the famous French paediatrician Aldo Naouri, originally from Libya, they were delighted to meet after being separated for many years.
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