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A Visit to the Mellah
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On the third morning, as soon as I was alone, I found the way to the mellah [in Marrakesh]. I came to an intersection where many Jews were standing around. Traffic was streaming past them and around a…

Contributor:

Elias Canetti

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Date:

1968

Subjects:

Jewish quarters, Jewish identity, Antisemitism, Economic life, Community, Journalism

Categories:

Firsthand accounts, Memoirs & diaries, Reportage
Among Our Distant Brethren
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(Continued from issue 76 [of Ha-Tsefira])The commandment of hospitality is well-developed in our city, and particularly in the mellah. But emissaries from the kollelim in the “Four Lands” stay with…

Contributor:

Isaac Ibn Ya‘ish

Places:

Essouira, French Protectorate in Morocco (Marrakesh-Safi, Morocco)

Date:

1891

Subjects:

Cities, Jewish quarters, Education, Jewish identity, Community, Journalism

Categories:

Reportage, Journalism