It is an unlikely setting for two Israeli artists whose work has been shaped by Morocco, Jerusalem, Marseille and Paris, and ...

Judaism in Morocco has a long history. Most Jews left the country for Israel after 1948. Today the small Jewish community and ...

For Jews throughout the Diaspora, Passover is celebrated for eight days. The first Seder begins on the evening of Saturday, April 12 — the 15th of the Jewish month of Nisan — and ends well after ...

In the old Jewish quarter of Morocco's coastal city of Essaouira, a newly-opened "House of Memory" has been dedicated to the historic coexistence of its Jewish and Muslim communities. Andre Azoulay, ...

This article originally appeared on Haaretz, and was reprinted here with permission. Sign up here to get Haaretz’s free Daily Brief newsletter delivered to your inbox. After World War II, two Jews met ...

Akka, a lush green valley of date trees surrounded by desert hills, was once a crossroads for trans-Saharan trade — FADEL SENNA In the depths of Morocco's Akka oasis, two archaeologists pore over the ...

Historians agree that the presence of Jews in Morocco dates back to the first destruction of Solomon’s temple by the Babylonians, in the sixth century BC – meaning that since the Middle Ages, “Morocco ...

From left: Em Habanim Board of Trustees Member Richard Elgrich, Em Habanim President Albert Ifrah, Dr. Aomar Boum and Rabbi Joshua Bittan. Photo courtesy of Em Habanim. With the red carpet rolled out ...