Posts Tagged: Morocco Jewish community
Morocco’s Ruling Party Suffers Election Blow as Islamist Opposition Stages Comeback
Morocco's ruling party suffered a major electoral setback after an Islamist opposition movement that has campaigned against the kingdom's ties with Israel made a significant...
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...
Morocco’s Tiny Jewish Community Hit Hard by Coronavirus, With 11 Dead
Morocco’s tiny Jewish community has taken a major hit from the coronavirus pandemic, with 11 members from the community of less than 2,000 people dying...
Morocco’s Jewish Community to Hold First Democratic Elections in Five Decades
JNS.org - Morocco’s Jewish community will hold its first elections in half a century to select its communal representatives. King Mohammed VI instructed the Minister of the...
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...
King of Morocco Honored for Preserving, Restoring Jewish Cemeteries
JNS.org - In an enlightened experience on Nov. 19 at the New York Museum of Modern Art, distinguished members of different faiths convened to honor King...
