Posts Tagged: Moroccan Jews
‘I Feel at Home Here’: In the Shadow of War, Moroccan Muslims Visit Israel to Promote Peace
Ayoub Koulli knew about Morocco's ancient and dwindling Jewish community through his father, who would speak about his many Jewish friends in Casablanca. But Koulli's...
My Trip to Morocco Reaffirmed My Faith in Humanity and Support for Jews
Save for Israel, Morocco is probably the place where I’ve heard the most Hebrew. This was likely because I traveled there with a Kippah on...
Experiencing the World as Miss Universe Morocco
On my way home, the taxi driver told me about the soccer game he had been watching. The team he was rooting for had lost....
Moroccan Textbooks Emphasize Jewish History, Report Says
School textbooks in the Kingdom of Morocco promote appreciation of Jews and educate students about their contributions to the country, according to an analysis by...
Jewish History Museum Inaugurated in Moroccan Port Town
A museum dedicated to Jewish history and culture was inaugurated in the Moroccan port city of Tangier on Friday. The new Beit Yehuda museum is housed...
Ben-Gurion University to Team With Second Academic Institution in Morocco
JNS.org - Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) in Israel and Université Internationale de Rabat (UIR) in Morocco signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate...
Why Can’t Moroccan Jews Be Deemed Shoah Survivors?
JNS.org - When Haim Gabbai was 10 in wartime Morocco, his father was taken by force from the family home in Marrakesh and sent to...
Israel and Morocco Join Forces, Making Both Countries Stronger
In December 2020, Israel and Morocco forged ties through an agreement of normalization, which was made official when the countries signed a joint declaration, in...
As Israel and Moroccan Jews Celebrate New Ties, Others Are Critical
Israel and Moroccan Jews on Friday celebrated an agreement to normalize relations between the two countries, but the largest party in Morocco's government faced internal...
As Pope Visits Morocco, Tiny Jewish Community Looks on With Quiet Pride
Suzanne Harroch speaks and sings in Judeo-Moroccan, a language of a once-thriving Jewish community that numbered about 300,000 -- one of the largest in the Muslim world. Today, she...
How Will Jews Be Remembered in Morocco When They’re All Gone?
JNS.org - I had to pinch myself to make sure that I wasn’t dreaming. There I was, an Orthodox Israeli Jew, at a 500-year-old synagogue in...
Jewish Couple Killed in Morocco by Gardener; Body Parts Spread Across Casablanca
Two Moroccan Jews were killed in Casablanca in what police said was a crime motivated by greed, but which some media said may have had...
Morocco and Its Jewish Museum Are a Model of Coexistence
JNS.org - “The French exception” is an expression that became recurrent in the French political discourse, all the more so since the European Union has been...
Researcher Discovers Genetic Mutation in Moroccan Jews That Leads to Crippling Disease
JNS.org - Imagine that your child is born seemingly normal, but by age 1 or 2 her or she has mental and physical disabilities....
