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Femmes marocaines
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When this ostensibly quiet scene was photographed, Morocco was in the throes of a struggle for independence against its French occupiers. The uprising was becoming increasingly violent, with riots…

Contributor:

Fernand Bidon

Places:

Marrakesh, Morocco

Date:

1950

Subjects:

Photography, Women, Islam, Muslim-Jewish relations, Community

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Photography
Photograph of three women seated on the floor next to building wearing hooded robes and veils and angled away from the viewer.
Mishpat u-tsedakah be-Ya‘akov (Judgment and Righteousness [Are] in Jacob)
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It has been a long, sorrowful time that Mr. Solomon Ha-Kohen of Tangier (may God protect him) has been living here with us in Fez (may God protect it), upset angry, and bitter. We did not know what…

Contributor:

Jacob Ibn Tsur

Places:

Fez, Morocco (Fes, Morocco)

Date:

1744

Subjects:

Marriage, Adultery, Justice system, Community, Muslim-Jewish relations

Categories:

Law, Responsa
Membres de la communauté juive d’Ifrane
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This photograph by Zédé Shulmann is one of the last taken of the Jewish community of Ifrane (also known as Oufrane), Morocco, whose last members immigrated to Israel in the 1950s. According to legend…

Contributor:

Zédé Schulmann

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Date:

1950

Subjects:

Photography, Community, Islam, Jewish identity, Muslim-Jewish relations

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Photography
Photograph of men and women in an alley, most facing camera while others look away.