What issues are facing Morocco's Jewish community today? Join Dina Kadisha as she explores Moroccan Jewish life and the work of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee.
Video: Inside Jewish Morocco
What issues are facing Morocco's Jewish community today? Join Dina Kadisha as she explores Moroccan Jewish life and the work of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee.
Aomar Boum, an anthropologist at the University of Arizona, did meet Jews growing up in Morocco—that is, once he moved from his small village in the Anti-Atlas mountains to the city of Marrakesh for school.
REMEMBRANCE OF THINGS PAST: MOROCCANS TALK ABOUT THE JEWS WHO ONCE LIVED AMONG THEM
Jews have lived and prospered in Morocco for at least 2,000 years, and Morocco’s 2011 Constitution officially recognizes the Jewish influences that have “nourished and enriched” the national identity.
The Moroccan-Jewish experience and why I have hope for peace in the Middle East
By Charles Dahan
Secretary of State John Kerry has made it his personal mission to revive peace negotiations between Israel and Palestine. Yet many wonder: after so much loss and pain, can there ever be peace? Can Jews and Muslims ever coexist?
Jews first arrived to the land now known as Morocco over 2000 years ago. Protected under the Islamic Principle of Tolerance since the 7th century, they flourished, holding high positions in trade and government. The Star of David was a symbol shared by all Moroccans, appearing on currency and even the national flag.
aaron vincent elkaim – Photographer - exodus: jewish morocco
