Under the Crescent Moon: Three Synagogues and Jewish Life of Morocco

Across Morocco’s historic cities, three synagogues trace a story carried on shifting currents—moments when Jewish life swelled with creative possibility and moments when it retreated behind quiet walls. From the hidden doorway of Ibn Danan to the open‑sky courtyard of Slat al‑Azama to the luminous modern hall of Beth‑El, each synagogue marks a different turn of the tide. Join us at J2 adventures ‘Wandering Jews’ as these sacred spaces reveal how Jewish life in Morocco moves in continual ebb and flow, leaving behind beauty, memory, and a rhythm all its own.

Links for Additional Reading

The Ibn Danan Synagogue, Fez, Morocco

ANU, The Museum of the Jewish People

https://dbs.anumuseum.org.il/skn/en/c6/e23554768/%D7%90%D7%95%D7%93%D7%95%D7%AA/The_Ibn_Danan_Synagogue_Fez_Morocco

Israeli, Moroccan Researchers Excavate Synagogue In Atlas Mountains

I24News, 24 December 2021

https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/israel/archeology/1640350989-israeli-moroccan-researchers-excavate-synagogue-in-sahara

Moroccan Jewry at the National Library of Israel

https://www.nli.org.il/en/discover/judaism/jewish-communities/jews-in-islamic-countries/moroccan-jews

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