For more than a century, the Jews of Fez and other communities lived as Muslims, but for the most part they continued to practice certain Jewish customs in secret. At times, even the surveillance of new converts was less rigorous, as was the case in Fez in the years 1160-1165 when the famous Maimonides (R. Moshe ben Maymon, 1138-1204) settled there

On the next morning, the groom will be awakened to go to the synagogue, and this, for 7 days. The evening prayer takes place at home where it is customary for guests to come and say the evening prayer. The day after the wedding, on Thursday afternoon, the bride and groom, seated on two armchairs and having set up a table of sweets, the couple recei

It was customary in the Makhzen for unofficial foreigners coming to settle in Fez to be placed with the Jews in the Mellah; by order of the Pasha or governor, it was also with the Jews, in the vicinity of the Mellah, that were installed the exotic animals offered as gifts to the Sultan of Morocco. Thus, a menagerie of a few lions were installed in

On May 14, 1465, there was the bloodiest pogrom in Moroccan history, Jews of the city of Fez almost all were killed (10) by rebels who defied the Marinid dynasty. The immediate cause of the anti-Semitic violence was the appointment of the Jew (Aaron) Harun ibn Batash vizier. (11) The Muslim community did not deny the Jewish and Christian communitie

Reflecting this mutual focus, both sides expressed optimism for the future of Japan–China relations at the summit. Some Japanese media outlets underscored President Xi’s high expectations for Ishiba, with one even citing a Chinese government official who described the meeting as ‘the most favourable of any meeting with a Japanese leader in re