The name Marrakesh has its origins in the Amazigh language ': amur akush' which means Land of God. Akush is god, and Mur is land. The ancient Medina was declared a UNESCO world heritage site in 1985 because of the city's impressive architecture and art.Where does Mellah locate n Marrakech? Mellah is located in the southern part of the medina of Marrakech. As you walk through the market you’ll find a wide variety of fresh produce, meats, and seafood and other things and nearby you will also find the Bahia Palace, Badi Palace and the Culinary Arts Museum. In this museum, you’ll find things about Jewish history. Where is Jewish cemetery in Marrakech and how many graves in it? If you just walk 3 minute from the Bahia Palace you’ll find the Miara Jewish Cemetery. It is open every day except Saturday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
The only different opening time is on Fridays, in which they open at 8:30 a.m. This is known as the largest Jewish cemetery in Morocco and it is covering over 20,000 graves, with its left corner dedicated to around 6,000 children who died during a typhus epidemic in the 19th century.it is interesting fact is that they still use this Jewish cemetery in Marrakech up until today. It is divided into three distinct sections: men, women, and children.The. Cemetery contains some famous Moroccan rabbis, like Rabbi Abraham Azoulay and Rabbi David Hazan. Most of the mausoleums are located on its perimeter.
How many Jews were there in Marrakech? No one knows accurate number because Jews were Marrakech and it's villages during all Amazigh empires such Almoravid empire, Almohad empire, Marinid empire and the Saadian state and even during Alawite state now. But they say that they were the 70,000 people. Marrakech was home to a lot of Jews and they were Sephardic Jews who were expelled from Europe and local Jews that were living in Morocco before the advent of Islam. How had Jews lived recently in Marrakech? Jews did not feel safe during Amazigh empire Almoravids, ( I said why, in previous article) but things got better for Jews under other Amazigh empires and states and they came back to Marrakesh and built their neighbourhood and established their business as they did in all cities.
But after Jews left Morocco in 60s, 70s and 90s, pretty much all Mellahs in Morocco became a place of garage, and alcoholic addicts and drag dealers but 2020 , they started to repair synagogues, Jewish places and etc. After the creation state of Israel, Zionism started to call for Jews to go back to their true homeland, but some Jews refused to go back especially Moroccan Jews ( it is the same story during Babylonian empire when they captured Jews and took them to modern Iraq, and when the great king of Persian defeated Bablonian army and allowed Jews to go back their homeland but some Jews refused to go back to Judah )Moroccan Government adopted hate policy toward Jews. why? There is a mysteries which I have not understood yet.
The goal was to scare Jews and push them to leave Morocco to Israel. Why and how had Jews left Morocco is a big topic and there are lots of mysteries about it. Even intelligence agencies involved it. Even terror attacks that targeted Jews in Oujda and Casablanca in 60s is questionable and something behind it.
Aksil Rf
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