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Morocco opens centre for Jewish culture

Morocco’s king has inaugurated a centre dedicated to Jewish culture in the city of Essaouira.

King of Morocco visits Jewish heritage site

Moroccan King Mohammed VI visited "Bayt Dakira", a spiritual and heritage space that seeks to preserve and enhance the Judeo-Moroccan memory in the old medina of Essaouira, as part of the monarch’s ongoing effort to revive the country’s Jewish heritage.

Moroccan authorities demolish Holocaust memorial being built near Marrakech

Moroccan authorities demolished a Holocaust memorial that was being built by a German NGO near Marrakesh, allegedly without a permit.

Moroccan Jews gather for pilgrimage to newly-renovated Al-Jadida cemetery

Moroccan officials and Jewish community leaders celebrated the renovation of a Jewish cemetery in the coastal city of Al Jadida.

Moroccan Jewish leader welcomes king’s initiative to create Jewish museum

Serge Berdugo has welcomed the initiative of King Mohammed VI to create a museum of Jewish culture in the city of Fez.

Morocco to introduce Holocaust studies into country’s education system

King Mohammed VI of Morocco has ordered to ‎incorporate Holocaust studies into the country’s ‎‎education system.

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