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The Layers of the Moroccan Jewish Experience: Session 1 – Berbers and the Indigenous Jews of Morocco
Lifelong LearningThe Layers of the Moroccan Jewish Experience We are excited to be able to share this lecture series, The Layers of the Moroccan Jewish Experience, with our entire congregation. The series will be presented by Dr. David Mendelsohn. We are thrilled that Dr. Mendelsohn will also be joining us on our congregational trip to Morocco […]
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The Layers of the Moroccan Jewish Experience: Session 2 – The Birth of Islam and the Arabian Conquest of Morocco (or There and Back Again)
Lifelong LearningThe Layers of the Moroccan Jewish Experience Session 2: The Birth of Islam and the Arabian conquest of Morocco (or There and Back Again) Sunday July 13, 2025 – 10:00am on Zoom To properly appreciate Morocco as an Islamic country, one needs to understand the origin and evolution of Islam in Arabia. Muhammad’s revelations led […]
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The Layers of the Moroccan Jewish Experience: Session 3 – Moving into Modernity: Monarchy, Islam, and the Jews of Morocco
Lifelong LearningThe Layers of the Moroccan Jewish Experience Session 3: Moving into Modernity: Monarchy, Islam, and the Jews of Morocco Sunday August 17, 2025 – 10:00am In Person and on Zoom As a French colony, Morocco was subject to same anti-Jewish decrees as the Jews of France from Nazi-allied Vichy France during the Second World War. Yet in […]
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The Layers of the Moroccan Jewish Experience: Session 4 – The Jews of Morocco: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
Lifelong LearningThe Layers of the Moroccan Jewish Experience Session 4: The Jews of Morocco: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow Sunday August 31, 2025 – 10:00am on Zoom In 1948, the creation of the state of Israel, motivated many Jews to leave Morocco - a land they had inhabited for many centuries - and move to Israel. By […]
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