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Museum of Moroccan Judaism

  • 81 rue Chasseur Jules Gros, Casablanca, Marocco
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Arte, Teatri e Musei
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Museum of Moroccan Judaism Set 5km (3 miles) from the city centre, in the suburb of Oasis, this truly unique attraction is the only known Jewish museum in a Muslim country. Set in this modern and well-maintained building is a collection of religious books, costumes and sacramental artefacts. In part, the museum is a celebration of the traditional mutual tolerance and acceptance between the Muslim and Jewish communities of Morocco, the latter having reduced substantially since the creation of the State of Israel, but still numbered in the thousands. When Islamic extremists killed 45 people in attacks on mostly Jewish properties and businesses in 2003, it sparked the country's biggest ever protest demonstration, marching under the banner 'Jews and Muslims; we are all citizens, we are all Moroccans'.

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