Tunisian Festival Casts Spotlight on One of North Africa's Last Jewish Communities

Thylda Lellouche cradles a handful of eggs: One is for a granddaughter facing an operation; two others are for peace and tourism to return to Tunisia, which was battered by three terrorist attacks last year. Each purpose is carefully written on the eggs' shell. "Peace on earth," she says with a smile, to anyone willing to listen. "I wish everyone peace on earth." The eggs are handed to a middle-aged man. Bad knees make it impossible for Lellouche to put them...

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