Mission of Ha-Ḥerut

Avraham Elmaleh

1909

Without noise and commotion, without blowing the shofar like many newspapers do when they are founded, without sundry promises, we present to you, dear readers, the first issue of the newborn Ha-Ḥerut [Liberty]. Though young, she is strong and firm.

Our primary intention in the new enterprise we have created is to help with all our strength to…

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Avraham Elmaleh

1878–1939

Born in Tangiers, where his father was a rabbi and judge, Avraham Elmaleh (al-Maliḥ) was educated at the modern school established in Tangiers by the Alliance Israélite Universelle (AIU) and would go on to dedicate his adult life to the modernizing work of the Alliance. He first served alongside his wife, Messody Pariente, as an assistant in the AIU school in Beirut; they returned to Morocco in 1906 to work at the AIU school in Mazagan (1906–1909), before being appointed headmaster and headmistress of the AIU schools in Fez (1909–1916). Elmaleh was a champion for the rights of Jews in Morocco, and he advocated for their fair treatment to the Muslim authorities on several notable occasions.

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