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A Hanukkah Trip Home For Morocco’s Jewish Diaspora

The Lazama Jewish Synagogue in Marrakesh
The Lazama Jewish Synagogue in Marrakesh David Berkowitz

CASABLANCA — Jews in Morocco stand in front of 2,000 years of history, and some more recent events. Seventy years ago, some 300,000 Jews lived in the country, which was then the largest Jewish minority in the Arab world. Today only about 5,000 Jews live here – the others have migrated for a variety of […]

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In Morocco, A Call For Polygamy To Reduce Ranks Of Unmarried Women

In Morocco, a turn in the road for women?
In Morocco, a turn in the road for women? travelwayoflife

–Analysis– RABAT – Recent estimates from the Moroccan High Commission For Planning (HCP) found the median age for marriage in Morocco was 31 for men and 27 for women. There are many reasons for this – more years spent studying, and the high cost of housing and wedding ceremonies being the most obvious. Some, it […]

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