Jews, the Muslim World and Ramadan

As Ramadan is starting across the Muslim world, 

we are in Morocco to celebrate the birth and brit of a son to our daughter, Vanessa Paloma, and her husband, Maurice Elbaz.

In this unusual land, which has the only Jewish Museum in an Arab land and where Jewish studies organizations are formed in otherwise Muslim universities, I encountered an interesting recent publication in the magazine, Zamane, on Jews in Morocco. The issue (May, 2013) is entitled, "Morocco, Jewish Land". In this land Jews are considered one of the founding peoples of the country along with Berbers and Arabs.

This issue of Zamane looks at the unique role of Jews in this Muslim country.

For more on Jews and Muslims look at these Gaon Books publications:


Ruth Sohn, Crossing Cairo, A Jewish Woman's Encounter with Egypt

Raphael Elmaleh and George Ricketts, Jews under Moroccan Skies

Vanessa Paloma, The Mountain, the Desert and the Pomegranate: Stories from Morocco and Beyond

Susana Weich-Shahak, Moroccan Sephardic Romancero

William Samelson, Sephardic Legacy

Mati Milstein, My New Middle East