Morocco Draws Over 50,000 Israeli Tourists Annually, Highlighting Jewish Heritage

For Israelis, the Kingdom offers a very rich heritage on Jewish culture and history. This distinguishes it from other Muslim countries. Like the Berber and Hassani (Sahara) identities, the Jewish identity is an integral part of Moroccan history.

An annual meeting of Moroccan Jews is organized by the Council of the Moroccan Community Abroad, in collaboration with the Council of Jewish Communities in Morocco (CCIM). The opportunity for its members to visit the many Jewish pilgrimage sites in Morocco.

In Marrakech, Israelis prefer to visit the so-called "synagogue of the expelled", located in the Mellah district, which also houses a large Jewish cemetery, where they come to pray. The Mellah is a lively space, with historic architecture and monuments, where there are local markets.

In 2018, King Mohammed VI had launched the construction work of a museum of Jewish culture in Morocco. For Serge Berdugo, Secretary General of the CCIM, the creation of "this place of memory, in a city cradle of Moroccan civilization, where the imprint of Moroccan Judaism has been most marked, shows the Sovereign’s intention to see that all the currents that have irrigated Moroccan civilization are present".