It was customary in the Makhzen
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 two appropriate buildings located in the street of al-Qaser, in the Mellah, and a small apartment Mesrîyah d-Nesranî was built next to these houses for the European trainer who, assisted by an Israelite, Jacob Malka, took care of the lions. สล็อต