"The only known Jewish museum in the Arab world is tucked away in a residential neighborhood of the Moroccan economic metropolis of Casablanca, guarded by a lone soldier. Among other items, the museum contains black-and-white photos of Jewish life in Morocco from the 1920s and 1930s. The pictures show craftsmen at work, celebrations and family life. Display cases contain Torah scrolls and clothing, a few old manuscripts all relics from a time when Morocco still had a large Jewish community."
"About 1 million Israelis with Moroccan roots live in the Jewish state today. Around 3,000 to 5,000 Jews remained in Morocco, most of them living in Casablanca. Although Jews represent a tiny minority in terms of numbers, synagogues and kosher restaurants are still part of the cityscape of Casablanca today. Everyday life goes on in the Jewish neighborhood in Marrakesh Image: Antonio Masiello/NurPhoto/picture alliance 'It is normal for Jews, Christians and Muslims to live together'"
The only known Jewish museum in the Arab world is located in a residential Casablanca neighborhood, guarded by a lone soldier. The museum displays black-and-white photographs, Torah scrolls, clothing and manuscripts that document Jewish life in Morocco in the 1920s and 1930s. Around 300,000 Jews lived in Morocco in 1948; anti-Jewish pogroms in Oujda and Jerada and subsequent emigration reduced the population to roughly 3,000–5,000, mostly in Casablanca. About 1 million Israelis have Moroccan roots. Synagogues and kosher restaurants remain in Casablanca. The 2011 constitution recognized Jewish culture alongside Amazigh traditions and many Moroccans emphasize interfaith coexistence and ties with Israel.
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