Morocco opens $1.5 million center dedicated to Jewish culture – Last week, King Mohammed VI attended the inauguration for Bayt Dakira, which means House of Memory in Arabic. | The Jerusalem Post
Morocco’s king has inaugurated a $1.5 million center dedicated to Jewish culture in the city of Essaouira.
Last week, King Mohammed VI attended the inauguration for Bayt Dakira, which means House of Memory in Arabic.
The port city was formerly home to a large population of Jews, who at one point making up 40 percent of the population. Most Jews fled Morocco because of the hostility they felt following the establishment of Israel in 1948 and in decades after.
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