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| | History of the Jews in Algeria - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | These Jews themselves represented the remainder of only about 10,000 who had chosen to stay there in 1962; most of Algeria's 140,000 Jews, having been granted French citizenship in 1870, left the country for France when it attained independence, together with the pied-noirs. |
 | | Jews have been present in Algeria at least since late Roman times; the early Arab chroniclers suggest that at least some Berber tribes were converted to Judaism before Islam 's arrival, notably that of Queen Kahina. |
 | | The native Algerian Jew wears a "á¹Âarbush" or oblong turban with silken tassel, a "á¹£adriyyah" or vest with large sleeves, and "sarwal" or pantaloons fastened by a "ḥizam" (girdle), all being covered by a mantle, a burnus, and a large silk handkerchief, the tassels of which hang down to his feet. |
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