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morocco

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Seha: A Wise Fool in Moroc­can Jew­ish Folklore

Marc Eliany
November 7, 2022
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Fic­tion
The But­ton Box
Brid­get Hodder
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Non­fic­tion
The Hitler Hag­gadah: A Moroc­can Jew­’s Wartime Retelling of the Passover Story
Simon Coiffeur
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Chil­dren’s
A Sweet Meet­ing on Mimouna Night
Allison Ofanansky, Rotem Teplow (illus.)
Essay

Tast­ing My Russ­ian Grand­moth­er’s Food in Tangiers

Mary Mor­ris
May 6, 2018
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Non­fic­tion
Across Legal Lines: Jews and Mus­lims in Mod­ern Morocco
Jessica M. Marglin
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Chil­dren’s
Mus­sia of Morocco
Ella Verzov and Chana Oirechman
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Non­fic­tion
Return to Casablan­ca: Jews, Mus­lims and an Israeli Anthropologist
André Levy
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Non­fic­tion
Where the Wind Blew: A Boy­hood Lost in Tangier
Michel Emile Bensadon
Essay

Recipe: Moroc­can-Style Gefilte Fish For Passover

Tamar Ansh is an author, edi­tor and food colum­nist, among many oth­er things. Her newest book, Let My Chil­dren Cook!, is a Passover cook­book for kids aged 8 – 108 with…
Tamar Ansh
April 7, 2014
Essay

Kosher Soup for Ramadan & Oth­er Tales of My Moth­er’s Moroc­can Childhood

Ruchama King Feuer­man​’s cel­e­brat­ed first nov­el about match­mak­ing (Sev­en Bless­ings, SMP) earned her the praise of The New York Times and Dal­las Morn­ing News, and…
Ruchama King Feuerman
October 28, 2013
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Non­fic­tion
Jews Under Moroc­can Skies: Two Thou­sand Years of Jew­ish Life
Raphael David Elmaleh and George Ricketts
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Cook­book
Grand­ma Elmale­h’s Moroc­can Cookbook
Lisa Elmaleh Craig
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Non­fic­tion
Two Thou­sand Years of Jew­ish Life in Morocco
Haim Zafrani
Essay

Jew­ish Journeys

Abi­gail Green
May 9, 2012
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Non­fic­tion
From Cous­cous to Kasha: Report­ing From the Field of Jew­ish Com­mu­ni­ty Work
Seymour Epstein

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