זגורי יחיא

Resignations in the Jewish Community in Casablanca

Benazaraf Archives, Yad Ben-Zvi, Jerusalem - Container 2, File 15, pp. 23-28.
October 18th, 1944 - Resignations letter sent by 4 members of the Jewish community in Casablanca, to th Head of the organization, Ihya Zagury.
In their letter, the members explain they resign because of changes in their jobs at the community. They argue that the organization has become an organization which is dealing with the poor Jews of Casablanca rather than promoting Moroccan Jewry, as agreed.

Recrutement of Moroccan Jews into the French Army

Ben Azaraf Archive, Yad Ben-Zvi, Jerusalem. Container 3, file 16, document 7.
Article dated 13.10.1943, "Petit Marocain" written by Yehie Zaguri, President of the Jewish Community of Casablanca. In his article, Zaguri encourages and invites the Jews of Morocco to join the French army and demonstrates such moral implications.

Honors to the UNRRA's President for his aid to the Jews of Thessaloniki

Ben Azaraf Archive, Yad Ben-Zvi, Jerusalem. Box 3, file 20, documents 63-65.Undated and unsigned article on the death of Morris Feinman, Director of the UNRAA in Morocco and thanks and honors for his aid to the Jews of Thessaloniki who came as refugees to Morocco.

Algerian Rabbi in Morocco

Ben Azaraf Archive, Yad Ben-Zvi, Jerusalem. Box 3, file 22, document 18.
Article dated February 1944, with no signature, on the separation from D. Ashkenazi, an Algerian Rabbi who worked for years in Morocco and is going back to Oran, Algeria. The article was sent from Morocco (by Rafael Ben Azaraf?) to be published in the "Bulletin de la Fédération des Sociétés Juives d'Algérie", Algiers.

Historical overview of the Jews of Casablanca in Morocco

Ben Azaraf Archive, Yad Ben-Zvi, Jerusalem. Box 34.
(Rafael ben Azaraf?) entitled :"Notes on the Moroccan Jews of Casablanca". Undated and unsigned document, written in French (33 pages)

The origins of the Jews of Mogador (Morocco)

Ben Azaraf Archive, Yad Ben-Zvi, Jerusalem. Box 31.
Undated document, Morocco, written by J.O. (?), on the history of the Jews of Mogador (22 pages). The document describes the political, economic and social situations of the Jews of the city from 1760 until 1945 and also traces the relationships with the French, British and Muslims.

Begging and poverty in the Jewish community in Morocco

Ben Azaraf Archive, Yad Ben-Zvi, Jerusalem. File 25, documents 22-25.
Two letters and one report with no signature, dated 20.2.1936 and 17.2.1936 on meeting and suggestions to fight against begging and poverty in the Jewish Community in Morocco.

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