Historical overview of the Jews of Casablanca in Morocco
Description
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 document is an historical overview of the Jews in the city from the beginning of the 20th century until the 1940's, entitled "Notes sur les Israélites Marocains de Casablanca". The document describes the composition of the population, the community organization (health, educations, economics) and discusses the position of the Jews concerning Zionism, recruitement in the French Army and citizenship.