COVID-19 Outbreak Hits Moroccan Jewish Community Hard, 11 Deaths Reported

The one the Jewish community of Morocco mourns is called Yamin Peretz, 74 years old. He died a week after his wife Simone, and his son Ari, in a hospital in Casablanca. The three are relatives of the Labor MP and died of Covid-19, reports Channel Channel 12, reported by the newspaper "The Times Of Israel". The same newspaper recalls that the total number of Covid-19 cases in Morocco was 1,120, including 80 deaths last Tuesday.

While deploring these deaths, an anonymous source confided that there are almost daily funerals of a member of the Jewish community. And it is always the coronavirus that is the cause of the deaths. It is as if the community is the victim of a curse.

The death of Yamin Peretz is a heavy blow, as he was one of the pillars of the Jewish community in Morocco. To this must be added the death of his son Ari Peretz, aged 52, who was a man of great generosity. Amir Peretz recalled the benefits of this businessman, recognized by all, among the vulnerable and underprivileged Jewish and Arab communities in Morocco.

Channel 12, the Israeli channel, reported that it was during a great Purim festival that some members of the Jewish community in Morocco were infected with Covid-19 among the 2,000 people in this community. This is why the members of the Jewish community in Morocco have been called upon to stay at home during the Easter holidays, in order to avoid further contamination by the virus. This call was made by Serge Berdugo, the president of the Jewish community in Morocco.