\n\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n The Ziyara of Saleh rituals in the Jewish cemetery of Casablanca\u2019s old medina. Photo: Omaima Khalil El Fanne\/HAF.<\/em><\/p>\nAt the end of the morning, we had lunch at the Alliance of Israelites in the center of Casablanca, which is a gathering point of the Casablanca Jewish community. There I was warmly welcomed by friends of Mrs. Abittan, who invited us to join them. We talked about Moroccan Jewish culture and how this community feels a great belonging to the land of Morocco. What fascinated me the most was the ease with which the Muslim community is welcomed and included in this place that would otherwise seem designated only for the Jewish community. This demonstrates the inter-religious integration that exists among Casablancans.<\/p>\n In the afternoon, I made a delightful visit to the Museum of Moroccan Judaism, which was founded in 1997 and is considered to be the only one of its type in the Arab world. Exceptional, historical and cultural, this museum is worth a visit. Housed in an elegant villa built in 1948 in the Oasis district of Casablanca, the Museum of Moroccan Judaism is a unique place. Spread over a large area, it presents various objects: oil lamps, costumes, photos, jewelry, paintings, and more\u2014all Judeo-Moroccan artistry and craftsmanship.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Museum of Moroccan Judaism. Photo: Omaima Khalil El Fanne\/HAF.<\/em><\/p>\nThe ethnographic museum also has print, photo, and video libraries, as well as several multi-purpose rooms where exhibitions are held. Two rooms in the building are dedicated to the presentation of synagogues. This visit allowed me to further explore a collection of essentially religious objects, such as Judeo-Moroccan manuscripts, Torah scrolls, and prayer books, but also vintage traditional clothes.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Costumes and jewelry of the Moroccan-Jewish culture exhibited in the museum. Photo:Omaima Khalil El Fanne\/HAF<\/em><\/p>\nDuring this cultural-spiritual tour, I had the chance to discover Casablanca\u2019s culture, the capital of Judeo-Moroccan life. During my visit, I visited six synagogues, a Jewish cemetery, and two museums of Moroccan Judaism as well as cultural places of the Jewish community. This allowed me to journey along the side of Casablanca\u2019s religious coexistence, the deep unified dimension, that so many Casablancans today remain unaware of.<\/p>\n The USAID Dakira program, implemented by the High Atlas Foundation and its partners, aims to strengthen inter-religious and inter-ethnic solidarity through community efforts that preserve cultural heritage in Morocco.<\/em><\/p>\nThis article was completed with the support of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and the High Atlas Foundation is solely responsible for its content, which does not necessarily reflect the views of the USAID or the Government of the United States.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"By Omaima Khalil El Fanne, Dakira Cultural Coordinator Mrs. Suzanne Abittan (right), President of the Association Moroccans for Tolerance, with HAF team member Omaima Khalil (left) at the great synagogue Temple Beth-El. Photo: Synagogue Guardian\/HAF. On July 14, 2022, in Casablanca, I had my first visit to synagogues and museums of Moroccan Judaism. It was<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":23540,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[129,123],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/wordpress-haf.ddev.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Omaima.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress-haf.ddev.site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23507"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress-haf.ddev.site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress-haf.ddev.site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress-haf.ddev.site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress-haf.ddev.site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23507"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress-haf.ddev.site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23507\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23539,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress-haf.ddev.site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23507\/revisions\/23539"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress-haf.ddev.site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23540"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress-haf.ddev.site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23507"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress-haf.ddev.site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23507"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress-haf.ddev.site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23507"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}} |