Building the Roof of the Jewish Moroccan Archive, Israel

Sculpting the Gate of the Jewish Moroccan Museum and Archive

Painting the Mural of the Jewish Moroccan Museum and Archive

Building the Museum, with background music

Building the Archive of the Museum Hebrew with English subtitles and abstract

Building a Mud Oven

Sculpting with mud

Ecological building with mud and tires

Building the Archive of the Museum. Hebrew with English subtitles

Ecological building with mud and tires in Hebrew

Building a Mud Oven in Hebrew

Sculpting with mud in Hebrew

La construction du musée et archive du Judaisme Marocain

A moving tale of the illicit immigration of Jews from Morocco to Israel. It could be my own tale. except that people did not take suitcases, we left empty handed! L histoire de l immigration des juifs du Maroc dans ce film est tres vraie. C est la facon que j ai quitte le Maroc moi aussi, mais sans valises!!!

Secret departures from Morocco to Israel

Immigration to Israel and underground Zionist activities in Morocco

The American Jewish Committee (the Joint) point of view

Immigration of Moroccan Jews to Canada
Vision personnelle d’un cinéaste, ce documentaire traite des juifs nord-africains forcés de quitter leurs pays dans les années 1950.
Le réalisateur y relève leurs difficultés d’adaptation au sein de la communauté juive anglophone et d’un Québec en pleine évolution

20 ans après…, Office national du film du Canada

The forgotten refugees – One million Jews had to leave Arab lands as refugees. They rehabilitated themselves in Israel and elsewhere. They set an example to others whose ‘eternal refugee status’ prevents them from self rehabilitation and raises the probability of war and instability in the world all around.
Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Part 5

Hanukah celebrated in Casablanca

Moroccan Jews celebrate Hanukah in Toronto

Hanukah singing Moroccan style

Hanukah Donuts Jewish Moroccan style

Passover: Reading of the Haggadah wine blessing ‘kiddush’ by the Singer Jo Amar, who pioneered and introduced oriental music in Israel

Passover: Mimuna a Jewish Moroccan celebration at the end of passover.

Passover: Mimuna a Jewish Moroccan celebration at the end of passover.

Dr Ygal Bin Nun claims that the Mimuna is an ancient pagan ritual aimed at appeasing an old jinn

Shavuot: This is sung at the time of Peti?at haHechal on the second day of Shavu’ot.
Sung by: Ribi Momy Assayag z”l

Tisha’ beAv scroll reading by rabbi Meir Elazar Atia, with a painting slide show

Selihot with images of leading saints and rabbis

Roots of the Khessous name in Belmonte Portugal (De Jesus)

Belmonte, Portugal: a virtual tour:

Belmonte, Portugal, apartment for rent

American Joint Committee role in Morocco since 1940 as described by young American tourists

Mofleta
Preparing the mofleta pastry at the end of Passover, the eve of the Mimuna, a celebration unique to Moroccan Jewry, an expression of openness to nature and the world. See Mimuna in the holidays section of videography.

Rabbi Isaac ben Jacob Alfasi ha-Cohen (1013 – 1103)
Harif’s contribution to the development of Jewish knowledge

Jewish Learning and Modernization in Morocco

Hasidut Habad in Morocco. Journalist Yehuda Ceitlin travles to Casablanca to find a shirinking Jewish Community in Morocco. It’s remaining members have friends and family living abroad, but chooce to coexist with the North African Muslim population. People: Rabbi Sholom Eidelman, Reizel Raskin,
Language: Hebrew, Yiddish

Alliance film in North Africa. The Illigh village in Morocco is featured.

Harif’s contribution to the development of Jewish knowledge. La contribution de Harif au développement de la pensée Juive

Yitshak ben Yaakov Hacohen Alfasi Harif 1013-1103

Maimonides, Averroes or Ibn Rushd 1126-1198 and his Contribution to Jewish Knowledge Development

Artistic Merit and Craftsmanship in Moroccan Pottery

Leather Making in Fes

Beni Melal – A blessed Jewish community in Morocco

Beni Melal Market

Casablanca: A description of Jewish life in Casablanca, Synagogues, Hebrew and French Schools and the choice of Israel over the West and Morocco.

Casablanca Jewish Community Centre

Casablanca Beth El Synagogue

Casablanca Aging honorably in Casablanca

In collaboration with Casablanca since 1900 A description of Casablanca since 1900

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Essaouira had a Jewish Community too

Essaouira setting for: Jewish Learning and Modernization in Morocco

Fes Mellah the old Jewish Quarter

Fes The Last Jews of Fes

Fes Jews as described by Youness Abedour

Mazagan or El Jadida

The Jewish community has for many centuries lived in harmony and friendship with its Muslim and Christian neighbors in this most beautiful land of Morocco, but has been reduced to a mere few thousand from over 450,000 souls. These precious photos of the City of ELJADIDA (formerly known as Mazagan) gives a small glimpse of its former Jewish community which no longer exists. Peace to all.

Marrakesh Jewish Quarter – the Melah

Meknes had a Jewish Community too

Meknes Memories

Ouazzane had a Jewish Community and a Saint

Rabat had a Jewish Community too

Safi de Felix Abenhaim

Tangier International City

A funny sketch on Moroccans at a synagogue