Morocco

According to the Moroccan Institute of Archeology and Heritage, Archaeologists have discovered Jewish antiques and Hebrew texts in the city of Tata.

A London and Tel-Aviv based research and policy institute that analyzes tolerance in education around the world issues a report on growing themes of acceptance toward Jews in Morocco’s education system.

Casablanca's Beit El Synagogue held a special ceremony to mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Attending the ceremony were Morocco's Education Minister, the head of Israel's mission in Morocco, UN representatives in the country, the president of the Jewish community and members of the Jewish community.

In the latest sign of the warming ties between Israel and Morocco, an Israeli musical was performed in the North African country in Hebrew— a first for Morocco or any Arab country. “Bustan Sephardi” (“Spanish Orchard”) is a new version of the 1969 original play by the same title that depicted daily life in a Sephardic neighborhood of Jerusalem during the 1930s.

The fruits of the rapprochement between Israel and swathes of the Arab world continued to ripen this week, with Morocco becoming the first-ever Muslim country to inaugurate a synagogue at one of its universities.

A record of more than 2,000 members of the Moroccan Jewish community from across the world visited the Moroccan city of Essaouira to celebrate the Hiloula of Saint Rabbi Haim Pinto after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 outbreak.