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LINKS Sephardim and Jews from Arab Countries Links on Morocco and the Jewish World Organized Tours of Jewish Morocco
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| NEW! | Morocco |
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1901-1906 Jewish Encyclopedia article on the Jews of Morocco.
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| NEW! | The Sanctuary of Azjen |
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Article by Faycal Falaky, a Moroccan-born Arab,
about his warm encounter in a Paris bar with Amran, a Moroccan-born Jew,
and their nostalgia for Morocco.
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| NEW! | Come Back to Mogador |
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Fascinating website about Mogador (Essaouira)
created by Haim Melca, a Moroccan-Israeli. Contains photos, documents,
articles, and genealogical trees. (in French)
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| NEW! | Moroccan Judaism Explained to the World |
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La Gazette du Maroc 2005 article on the
Brussels Moroccan Judaism exhibit, "One Objective, Two Peoples."
(in French)
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| NEW! | Israel's Moroccan Vote |
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Al Ahram Weekly article on the creation of
the World Union of Moroccan Jewry in 1999, under the auspices of the late
King Hassan II. Quotes Andre Azoulay, "coexistence between Muslims
and Jews and between Arabs and Jews could work because it succeeded in
Morocco."
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| NEW! | To be a Jew in Morocco Today |
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Maroc-Hebdo article on Jews in Morocco
following the 2003 Casablanca bombings. The author, Amale Samie,
concludes, "We secretly hope that Moroccan Jews return one day to
live in their country." (in French)
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| NEW! | An Association for Friendship between Jews and Berbers |
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News article on the efforts to create an association
promoting friendship between Berbers living in Morocco and Israeli Jews of
Berber ancestry, from Le Journal Hebdomadaire (in French.)
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| NEW! | The Jews of Morocco, Traditions and Modernity |
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Website mirror of a CD-ROM on Moroccan Jews,
including the arts, religion, social and communal history, history,
environment and historical figures.
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| NEW! | Jewish North Africa |
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D.R Cowles' photos of synagogues, saints' shrines, cemeteries, and the
mellahs that once housed Jewish communities in Morocco, Tunisia and Egypt.
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| NEW! | A Brief Social History of the Jews in Morocco |
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A history of Moroccan Jews by Marc Eliany.
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Jewish Telegraph Agency 1999 article on the slow death of the Moroccan
Jewish Community.
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| NEW! | One Objective, Two Cultures |
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Website of an exhibition on Moroccan Jews at the Jewish Museum of Belgium
(in French).
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| NEW! | Moroccan Jews Cultural Heritage and Discussion Forum |
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Articles and discussion forum by Jews with Moroccan origins (in French)
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| NEW! | Jewish Morocco: Synagogues |
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Name, addresses and phone numbers of synagogues, community centers,
restaurants and Jewish organizations in Morocco.
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| NEW! | Moroccan Jewish Heritage-Musee d'Art Juif Marocain |
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Virtual display of Jewish-Moroccan Art Museum sponsored by the
Center of Jewish-Moroccan Culture in Brussels, Belgium. Contains art,
documents and photos (in French).
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| NEW! | History of the Jews in Morocco |
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Wikipedia article on the history of Moroccan Jews.
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| Moroccan Ambassador Speaks of Nation's Close Ties to Jews | |
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Washington Diplomat report on a a presentation by the Moroccan Ambassador
in Washington to a group from the District of Columbia Jewish Community
Center.
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| A Different Kind of Diaspora: Moroccan Jews Looking Back | |
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Review by Carel Bertram of the exhibition catalogue, Morocco: Jews and Art
in a Muslim Land, edited by Vivian Mann. Featured in Al Jadid Magazine.
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| The Nineteenth Century and the Impact of the West | |
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Excerpt of Norman Stillman's book, The Jews of Arab Lands in Modern Times,
focusing on the establishment of Alliance Israelite Universelle schools in
Morocco. Part of a web project on Arab culture and civilization
created by the National Institute for Technology and Liberal Education.
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| A Jewish Museum in an Arab Country | |
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An article in Curator, the Museum Journal, by Hilde Hein on her service as
a Peace Corps Volunteer at the Museum of Moroccan Judaism in Casablanca
before and after September 11, 2001. The article also features photos of
Moroccan Jewish sites and structures by David Cowles.
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| Chabad Centers in Morocco | |
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Names, addresses and phone numbers of Chabad Centers throughout Morocco.
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| American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Morocco Program | |
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The website of the "Joint," describing its support for youth ,
women, the elderly and vulnerable Jewish communities in Morocco.
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| Rabat sources: Morocco will renew diplomatic ties with Israel | |
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Globes-on-Line article reporting a high Moroccan Government official's
statement that diplomatic relations would be reestablished between Morocco
and Israel, following a meeting between King Mohammed VI and Shimon
Peres. The source also notes that contacts and cooperation continued
throughout the period of the second intifada, when diplomatic relations
were broken.
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| Israel and Morocco to Renew Relations | |
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March 2005 Khaleej Times article predicting that Israel and Morocco will
reestablish diplomatic relations in April 2005.
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| Curse of the Saint | |
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2001 article by Daniel Schroeter in the journal Judaism focusing on
veneration of saints by Moroccan Jews. The article reviews two
books, Without Bounds: The Life and Death of Rabbi Ya'aqov Wazana by Yoram
Bilu, and Saint Veneration among the Jews in Morocco by Issachar BenAmi.
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| Andre Azoulay: Setting Examples for Arab-Jewish Coexistence | |
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1991 article by Jamal Aziar on Andre Azoulay, economic counselor to both
King Hassan II and King Mohammad VI. The article focuses on his
involvement with Identite et Dialogue, a group of Moroccan Jews advocating
for dialogue between Jews and Muslims and peace in the Middle
East.
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| Reading Jewish Fez: On the Cultural Identity of a Jewish City | |
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Excellent article by Oren Kosansky exploring Muslim memories of Jewish
inhabitants of Fez and why Fez is considered a "Jewish" city.
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| Jewish Life in Fes | |
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Notes from a visiting Fulbright Scholar, Cristel, tracing the path of the
famous explorer, Leo Africanus.
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| Arabs, Jews, Forbidden Love, and Finding Oneself | |
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Mozaik magazine interview with Ruth Knafo Setton, author of The Road to
Fez, about the pilgrimage of a Morocca- American woman to the gravesite of
the Jewish saint, Lalla Solica.
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| NEW! | The Forgotten Refugees |
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Website of the film, The Forgotten Refugees, about the "mass exodus
of up to one million Jews from Arab Countries and Iran in the 20th
century." Sponsored by the David Project Center for Jewish
Leadership.
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| Morocco's Last Jews | |
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1997 Judaism Journal article by Richard Gunther on Moroccan Jews, their
emigration, and their future in Morocco.
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| Here was Morocco | |
| Romantic evocation of Moroccan Jewish culture and history by Stanley Mann | |
| Reopening of Morocco’s Liaison Bureau in Tel Aviv depends on progress in Middle East peace process, Minister | |
| Maghreb Arab Presse article on February 2004 visit of delegation of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations. | |
| Viva: Colors of Morocco | |
| Photos of Morocco by a Moroccan-born Canadian photographer and painter. Her photo-paintings, called hyperrealist, are the result of a complex technique that allies silver photography, digital painting, silk screen printing, and hand painting on canvas. | |
| Adoths : Coutumes Culinaires Par Fete | |
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Foods eaten by Moroccan Jews during religious holidays. (in French)
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| Alliance Israelite Universelle Bibliotheque | |
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An excellent source of original documentation on Moroccan Jews,
including the archives of the
AIU schools in Morocco. The library is located in Paris,
France. (in French)
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| Cartes Postales du Maroc | |
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Six of the seventy postcards on Moroccan Jews from 1900-1920 featured in the Museum of Jewish Art and History in Paris. (in French)
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| Dafina.Net: Le Net des Juifs du Maroc | |
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An extraordinary site that acts as the virtual
community center for Jews of Moroccan descent. It includes dozens of
links to articles and photos, as well as chatrooms, a forum and
community announcements. (in French) A parallel site in English has
fewer links - Dafina -
The Net of Moroccan Jews.
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| The Language of the Heart: Encounters between Jewish and Moslem Musicians in Morocco and Spain | |
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An article from the Israel Review of Arts and Letters. Its theme is that Jews and Muslim Musicians formed a community over the ages, which had a major impact on development of their music.
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| Fez | |
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The Jewish history of Fez, Morocco. Part of the database of Jewish communities maintained by Beth Hatefutsoth, Israel's Museum of the Jewish People.
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| Jews in Fez, Morocco | |
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Translation of an article in Los Muestros, a
publication of the European Sephardic Institute.
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| Jewish Communities of the World: Morocco | |
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Overview of Moroccan Jews from the
World Jewish Congress.
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| Expressions Judeo-Marocaines | |
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Moroccan Jewish proverbs from Dafina.Net. (in French)
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| Jews in Africa - The Berbers and the Jews | |
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An article by Samuel
Kurinsky focusing on: Berbers
and Jews, a Unique Relationship. The Historical Background; Judaic
Rebellions in Africa; Jews Move West; Judaic/Berber Alliance under
Queen Kahena; and Judaic/Berber
Participation in the Islamic Conquest of Southern Iberia.
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| The Jews of Morocco | |
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Short overview sponsored by American-Israeli
Cooperative Enterprise.
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| Histoire du Maroc | |
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The role of Jews in the history of Morocco. (in
French)
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| La Mimouna | |
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Description of how Moroccan Jews celebrate Mimouna,
the holiday marking the end of Passover. (in French)
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| La Mimouna from Dafina | |
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Another description of Mimouna. (in French)
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| Les Annees de Fertilisation | |
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Memories of student life at Alliance schools
in Essaouira and Casablanca, by David Bensoussan. (in French)
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| Les Noms des Juifs du Maroc | |
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Family names of Moroccan Jews. (in
French)
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| Les Rabbins du Maroc | |
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Rabbis of Morocco. (in French)
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| Site of Maxime Ben Haim | |
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A Canadian painter of Moroccan Jewish ancestry.
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| Moroccan Jews | |
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Overview of Moroccan Jews presented by the Moroccan-American
Business Council.
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| Moroccan Jews | |
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Overview of Moroccan Jews and their clothing presented by
the Sherwin Miller Museum of Jewish Art in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
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| Moroccan Jews in the Amazon | |
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An interesting article by Jeff Malka on the 19th century emigration of Moroccan Jews to the Amazon River region. From the Sephardic SIG, the special interest group for Sephardic genealogy.
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| Moroccan Jewish Links | |
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From B'nei Shaare Zion Congregation.
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| Sephardic-Moroccan Page | |
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A religious site focusing on the Sephardic heritage of
Moroccan Jews, including music, synagogues and prayer.
Moroccan Jewish items for sale.
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| The Jews of Africa: The Jews of Morocco | |
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Overview of Moroccan
Jewish history by photographer Jay Sand, whose site covers his visits to
Jewish communities throughout Africa.
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| Jews of Morocco | |
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A collection of links from Haruth.com.
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| Les Juifs Amazighs | |
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Several excellent articles about Berber Jews. (in
French and English)
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| AmEx Awards $30,000 For Fez Synagogue Restoration | |
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World Monuments Fund
restoration of the Rabbi Shlomo ibn Danan Synagogue.
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| Jewish Genealogy in Morocco | |
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An introduction to genealogical research
for Moroccan Jews.
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| Ifrane d'Anti-Atlas Jewish Kasbah | |
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From Adventures of Morocco.
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| The Holocaust in North Africa | |
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Article by Seth Ward on the treatment of Moroccan
Jews by the Vichy French Government during WW II.
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| Morocco North, South, East and West | |
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Lectures by scholars associated
with Ivri-NASAWI, the association of Sephardic/Mizrahi writers and
artists.
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| Welcome to Morocco | |
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Collection of links on Jewish Morocco from the
Jewish World Center.
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| International Jewish Cemetery Project - Morocco | |
| A project of the International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies to catalogue Jewish burial sites. | |
| Links on Morocco, with a special focus on its Jewish community, from the Department for Jewish Zionist Education Pedagogic Center. | |
| Backlash Hits Last of the Moroccan Jews | |
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November 2000 London Telegraph article on hostility towards Moroccan Jews in response to outbreaks of violence in Israel and Palestine.
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Sephardim and Jews from Arab Countries
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| NEW! | Justice for Jews from Arab Countries |
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Website of the international
rights and redress campaign for Jewish refugees from Arab countries.
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| NEW! |
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Forced Migration of Jews from Arab Countries and Peace |
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Ada Aharoni's 2002 article arguing
that peace researchers should better understand the factors that led to
the forced migration of Jews from Arab countries in order to create a
greater appreciation of the suffering of both Palestinians and Jewish
refugees.
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| The Other Refugees: Jews of the Arab World | |
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Article by George Gruen for the
June 1988 Jerusalem Letter of the Jerusalem Center for Public
Affairs
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Arab Gateway's list of links and
books concerning Jews living currently or formerly in Arab countries.
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| Dhimmis and Dhimmitude | |
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Readings on the status of Jews and Christians under Islam and in Islamic
lands.
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| Campaign to record claims of Jewish refugees from Arab lands | |
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Jerusalem Post
article on the American Sephardic Federation campaign.
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| Jews Indigenous to the Middle East and North Africa | |
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An organization whose mission
is to advocate and educate about the history and plight of the Jews
indigenous to the Middle East and North Africa.
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| Confiscated Wealth: The Fate of Jewish Property in Arab Lands | |
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A summary of the Itamar Levin's World Jewish Congress study on
expropriation of the property of Jewish refugees from Arab countries,
concluding that they would have had an easier transition to life in
Israel if they had been allowed to bring their property with them.
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| The Sephardi Connection | |
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A website focusing on Sephardic Judaism and Sephardim, their history, culture, literatures, languages, genealogy, their past, present and future struggles and concerns.
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| Jews of North Africa | |
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Bibliography on Jews of North Africa from the
Sephardi Connection.
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| Sephardic Jewry | |
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A collection of links on Sephardic Jews from B'nei Shaare Zion
Congregation.
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| Ladino Music: Sylvain's Web Page | |
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Many songs in Ladino and some in Haketia, the form of Ladino indigenous to Morocco.
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| Sephardic Tunes | |
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Another music page from Sylvain.
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| Sephardic Websites North Africa | |
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Sephardic genealogical resources.
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| Exhibit on Jews in Arab Lands | |
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From Beth Hatefutsoth.
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| Judeo-Maghrebi Literature | |
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A site promoting the literature and culture of Jewish
authors in North Africa who wrote in French during French rule.
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| Sephardic Communities | |
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Sephardic links.
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| American Sephardi Federation | |
| An organization promoting and preserving the spiritual, historical, cultural and social traditions of all Sephardic communities as an integral part of Jewish heritage. | |
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| NEW! | The Jewish Community of Morocco |
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Links to websites, images, and
genealogical resources in English and Hebrew, offered by the online
Jewish magazine, Kosher Delight
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An extensive list of links on Morocco offered by the Friends of Morocco,
an organization of returned U.S. Peace Corps Volunteers.
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| JewishLink.Net | |
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A directory of Jewish links created by Janis Coulter, one of the
Americans killed in the bomb blast at Mt. Scopus.
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| Morocco - Your Internet Guide to the Country | |
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A list of links on Morocco.
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| US Embassy in Morocco | |
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Information on the Embassy and American-Moroccan
relations.
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| Beth Hatefutsoth Direct Link | |
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Links to Jewish Museums and Art Museums,
Academic and Cultural Organizations, Libraries and Archives, Jewish
Organizations, Jewish Communities on the Web, Jewish Press, Music,
Genealogy, Holocaust and General sites dealing with Jewish Issues.
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| Hot Sites - Vacation Spots - Jewish Traveler | |
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A collection of
websites on traveling in the Jewish world.
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| NEW! | Jewish Heritage Tour |
| Jewish heritage tour of Morocco sponsored by Sahara Soul Travel. | |
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A travel agency with a strong expertise in Moroccan Jewish heritage
tours. Run by Joel Zack, an expert in the preservation of Moroccan
Jewish monuments.
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| Tourism in Morocco | |
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Lots of useful information for visitors to Morocco.
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| Raphael | |
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An English-speaking tour guide specializing in Jewish Morocco.
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| Royal Tours of Morocco | |
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A travel agency specializing in Morocco.
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