Tripoli Pogrom
The 1967 Six-Day War triggered a final wave of violence against Libya’s Jewish community. Mobs attacked Jewish neighborhoods, burning synagogues and killing 18 people while authorities stood idle. Fearing for their lives, Libya’s remaining Jews fled en masse, primarily to Israel and Italy. Most escaped with only the clothes they wore, abandoning generations of property and possessions. This violence effectively ended the 2,300-year Jewish presence in Libya, erasing a unique cultural heritage that had survived Romans, Arabs, and Ottoman rule.
