Djerba, an island off the coast of Tunisia is noted for its Jewish community which has dwelt on the island for more than 2,500 years. The origin of the community is shrouded in mystery. According to one legend, Jews fleeing the destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BCE made their way across northern Africa and settled on the island; other Jews on the island arrived following the expulsion from Spain in 1492. . In the 19th and 20th centuries the yeshivot of Djerba produced many rabbis who served as leaders of several Jewish communities throughout North Africa. Rabbi David Aydan established a Hebrew printing press in Djerba in 1903 and this is one of the first Haggadot printed there.