Judaism Florished In Morocco
The " March of Life " takes place every
year in Poland. Several thousand people of Jewish faith commemorate the
Holocaust.
Described as an international educational project, the event attracts many
faithful from around the world. This walk is also a kind of ritual for the
less young, "attended by all Jewish children after celebrating their
fifteenth birthday". The walk is over three kilometers in the municipality
of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest concentration camp and extermination of the
Third Reich (1933 - 1945). The Moroccan Jewish delegation is strongly
present. At its head, Rabbi Levi Banon explains that there are between
3,000 and 4,000 Moroccans of Jewish confession in the kingdom.
Asked about religious freedom in Morocco, the rabbi explains that in the
country, "we cohabit very well, with other religions, as much with the
Muslim community as Christian". And to add: The Jewish
community has flourished in Morocco. It has been there for more than 2,000
years or more.
This strong presence in the country allowed the community to establish itself
fully, according to the rabbi, for whom "the community is highly respected
by the government". Moreover, the rabbi, Banon explains that the largest
part of Jews in Morocco is established in Casablanca. The community has 22
active synagogues, six kosher restaurants, five kosher butchers and four Hebrew
schools.
Described as an international educational project, the event attracts many faithful from around the world. This walk is also a kind of ritual for the less young, "attended by all Jewish children after celebrating their fifteenth birthday". The walk is over three kilometers in the municipality of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest concentration camp and extermination of the Third Reich (1933 - 1945). The Moroccan Jewish delegation is strongly present. At its head, Rabbi Levi Banon explains that there are between 3,000 and 4,000 Moroccans of Jewish confession in the kingdom.
Asked about religious freedom in Morocco, the rabbi explains that in the country, "we cohabit very well, with other religions, as much with the Muslim community as Christian". And to add: The Jewish community has flourished in Morocco. It has been there for more than 2,000 years or more.
This strong presence in the country allowed the community to establish itself fully, according to the rabbi, for whom "the community is highly respected by the government". Moreover, the rabbi, Banon explains that the largest part of Jews in Morocco is established in Casablanca. The community has 22 active synagogues, six kosher restaurants, five kosher butchers and four Hebrew schools.
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