Jewish community in Morocco

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Jewish_community_in_Morocco

GPTKB entity

Statements (95)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:Jewish_community
gptkbp:country	gptkb:Morocco
gptkbp:culturalHeritage	Andalusian Jewish traditions Sephardic customs Mizrahi customs
gptkbp:diaspora	gptkb:Canada gptkb:France gptkb:Israel gptkb:Spain gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:hasHistoricSite	gptkb:Mellah_of_Casablanca gptkb:Mellah_of_Essaouira gptkb:Mellah_of_Fes gptkb:Mellah_of_Meknes gptkb:Mellah_of_Marrakesh gptkb:Mellah_of_Rabat gptkb:Mellah_of_Agadir gptkb:Mellah_of_Asilah gptkb:Mellah_of_Azemmour gptkb:Mellah_of_Beni_Mellal gptkb:Mellah_of_Chefchaouen gptkb:Mellah_of_Demnate gptkb:Mellah_of_El_Jadida gptkb:Mellah_of_Erfoud gptkb:Mellah_of_Ksar_el-Kebir gptkb:Mellah_of_Larache gptkb:Mellah_of_Midelt gptkb:Mellah_of_Ouarzazate gptkb:Mellah_of_Oujda gptkb:Mellah_of_Rissani gptkb:Mellah_of_Safi gptkb:Mellah_of_Sefrou gptkb:Mellah_of_Settat gptkb:Mellah_of_Sidi_Ifni gptkb:Mellah_of_Taroudant gptkb:Mellah_of_Taza gptkb:Mellah_of_Tetouan gptkb:Mellah_of_Tinghir gptkb:Mellah_of_Tiznit gptkb:Mellah_of_Zagora
gptkbp:historicalEvent	establishment of Mellahs (Jewish quarters) mass emigration to Israel (1948–1967) protected by King Mohammed V during WWII
gptkbp:historicalPopulation	over 250,000 (1940s)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Jewish community in Morocco
gptkbp:language	gptkb:French gptkb:Hebrew gptkb:Haketia gptkb:Judeo-Arabic gptkb:Moroccan_Arabic
gptkbp:majorCity	gptkb:Casablanca gptkb:Meknes gptkb:Rabat gptkb:Tangier gptkb:Oujda gptkb:Tetouan gptkb:Fes gptkb:Agadir gptkb:Marrakesh gptkb:Essaouira
gptkbp:musicBy	gptkb:Piyyut Andalusian music
gptkbp:notable_synagogues	gptkb:Beth-El_Synagogue_(Casablanca) gptkb:Ibn_Danan_Synagogue gptkb:Slat_Alfassiyine_Synagogue gptkb:Synagogue_of_Essaouira
gptkbp:notableFestival	gptkb:Hiloula_of_Rabbi_Amram_Ben_Diwan gptkb:Hiloula_of_Rabbi_David_U_Moshe gptkb:Hiloula_of_Rabbi_Haim_Pinto gptkb:Mimouna
gptkbp:notableInstitution	gptkb:Alliance_Israélite_Universelle_schools gptkb:Council_of_Jewish_Communities_of_Morocco gptkb:Jewish_Cemetery_(Casablanca) gptkb:Jewish_Cemetery_(Marrakesh) gptkb:Jewish_Community_Center_of_Casablanca gptkb:Mellah_Cemetery_(Fes) gptkb:Museum_of_Moroccan_Judaism
gptkbp:notablePerson	gptkb:Simon_Levy gptkb:Haim_Benchimol gptkb:Joseph_Tolédano gptkb:Mimoun_Ouaknine gptkb:Raphael_Ankawa gptkb:Samuel_Toledano gptkb:Solika_Hatchouel gptkb:Albert_Memmi gptkb:André_Azoulay gptkb:David_Amar gptkb:Serge_Berdugo gptkb:Shlomo_Amar gptkb:Edmond_Amran_El_Maleh
gptkbp:population	approximately 2,000 (2020s)
gptkbp:religion	gptkb:Judaism
gptkbp:status	recognized minority in Morocco
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Chief_Rabbi_of_Morocco
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6