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Morocco's last Jews.
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The history of Jewish settlement in Morocco could be traced back to 813 B.C. when Jews accompanied Phoenicians in their trade routes to North Africa. Waves of Jewish immigrants followed in the periods of the destruction of the first and second Temple in Jerusalem. The Jews experienced a measure of peace during the Arab occupation in the 7th century, as well as under French colonizers in the 18th and early 20th century. However, from the 1940s onwards, Jews emigrated by droves to other countri...
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Attacks Against Moroccan Jews Tarnish a Record of Tolerance; Many Vow to Stay In Community With Deep Roots
The Washington Post
; Harry Amar worries his little sister will never know the Morocco he grew up in, a land where Jews and Muslims lived comfortably side by side. Three-year-old Audrey's Jewish preschool was evacuated a few weeks ago in a bomb scare, and she has to cross a police barrier every day to get to class. "I'm
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 "The Record (Bergen County, NJ)")
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Morocco's last Jews struggle to stay
The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
; ... struggle to stay -- Terrorism threatens a valued heritage By ANGELA DOLAND, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Date: 11-27-2003, Thursday Section: NEWS Edtion: All Editions.=.Late Edition. Early Edition CASABLANCA, Morocco - Harry Amar worries his little sister will never know ...
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The End of Morocco's Mosaic of Tolerance
The Jerusalem Report
; In the aftermath of the Casablanca suicide bombings, 'solidarity' is a word enjoying much popularity among Morocco's Jews. They claim the homegrown Islamic extremists' attacks were not so much directed against them as against the regime of the pro-Western King Mohammed VI. But the tiny, dwindling
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Morocco's Jews jolted by Casablanca bombings
Jerusalem Post
; 00-00-0000 Headline: Morocco's Jews jolted by Casablanca bombings Byline: JAMEY KEATEN, AP Edition; Daily Section: News Page: 05 Thursday, May 22, 2003 -- CASABLANCA - Morocco once had a thriving Jewish community of at least 250,000 people, with entire ...
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The Flaunted Necklace; Sunlight & Shadow: The Jewish Experience of Islam; Islam: A Guide for Jews and Christians; The Jews of the Middle East and North Africa in Modern Times; The Jews of Islam; ...
Forward
; ... according to Gubbay, the Ottoman sultan Murad III received the news that a Jewish woman had flaunted an expensive necklace on the ... refused to betray his Jewish citizens during World War II, the news that the Moroccan government had acquiesced to a French protectorate ...
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The Food Maven: The Languishing Language of Morocco's Northern Coast; A Story of Stews, Siestas, Social Clubs, Spanish Exiles and a 1,300-Page Jaquetia Dictionary
Forward
; Goodman, Matthew Forward 02-09-2001 THE FOOD MAVEN: The Languishing Language of Morocco's Northern Coast; A Story of Stews, Siestas, Social Clubs, Spanish Exiles and a 1,300-Page Jaquetia Dictionary Like an archaeologist painstakingly mapping the contours of a ruined city, Alegria Bendelac spent 10
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Morocco's last Jews.
Judaism: A Quarterly Journal of Jewish Life and Thought
; Within ten years all the jews will have left, and only a memory will remain of their 2,800-year history in Morocco. The first Jews arrived in North Africa with the Phoenicians around the time of the founding of Carthage (813 B.C.E.) and were involved in handicrafts and trade along the caravan
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Morocco's last Jews
Judaism
; WITHIN TEN YEARS ALL THE JEWS WILL HAVE LEFT, AND only a memory will remain of their 2,800-year history in Morocco. The first Jews arrived in North Africa with the Phoenicians around the time of the founding of Carthage (813 B.C.E.) and were involved in handicrafts and trade along the caravan
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Morocco Is On a Mission to Attract Jews as Tourists.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
; Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 22 -- FEZ, Morocco -- There are more dead Jews than alive in this medieval imperial city. In the Cimetiere Israelite, some ...
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 "All Things Considered (NPR)")
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Moroccan Jews Thrive in Land Dominated by Arabs
All Things Considered (NPR)
; 00-00-0000 LINDA WERTHEIMER, Host: One consequence of this week's agreement between Israel and PLO is the apparent warming of relations between Israel and Morocco. After Israel's Prime Minister, Yitzhak Rabin, visited Morocco Tuesday, there were reports that Morocco would soon establish diplomatic
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