The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/fez/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Sun, 14 Jun 2026 04:19:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Fez | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/fez/ 32 32 Moroccan language course revives lost Jewish culture while bridging Mideast divide https://www.timesofisrael.com/moroccan-language-course-revives-lost-jewish-culture-while-bridging-mideast-divide/ Sat, 31 Jan 2026 05:18:22 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3745188 Yona Elfassi, one of the few remaining Jews in Morocco, teaches Darija to Moroccan Diaspora Jews, inspiring Muslims in the country to reach out to learn Hebrew

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]]> Chabad envoys gather in Morocco, the cradle of the emissary project https://www.timesofisrael.com/chabad-envoys-gather-in-morocco-the-cradle-of-the-emissary-project/ Fri, 19 May 2023 11:22:15 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3018510 Rabbis and their wives, from small communities in about 40 countries, celebrate 70th anniversary of 'shluchim' network that's working to strengthen Jewish life across the globe

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]]> Moroccan authorities say IS-linked cell dismantled https://www.timesofisrael.com/moroccan-authorities-say-is-linked-cell-dismantled/ Thu, 13 Apr 2017 08:38:28 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1599640 7 people held, were allegedly recruited by terror group to fight in Iraq and Syria

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]]> In Morocco’s Fez, world’s oldest library holds gems https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-moroccos-fez-worlds-oldest-library-holds-gems/ Thu, 01 Dec 2016 14:39:58 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1511370 The Qarawiyyin library, built in 9th century, is home to priceless treatises in Islamic studies, astronomy and medicine

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]]> Glimpsing Jewish memories amid the mellahs of Morocco https://www.timesofisrael.com/the-mellahs-of-morocco/ Sun, 09 Mar 2014 12:29:35 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=898020 Hundreds of years of vibrant history are preserved among the colorful silver and spice souks of Marrakech and Fez

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]]> Why is the Moroccan king funding Jewish sites? https://www.timesofisrael.com/why-is-the-moroccan-king-funding-jewish-sites/ Wed, 15 May 2013 01:56:03 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=505688 Whether to curry favor with US Jews or out of genuine interest, Mohammed VI has defied the region's norms and taken wide-ranging steps to preserve community's history

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]]> Morocco’s Islamist PM inaugurates refurbished Fez synagogue https://www.timesofisrael.com/moroccos-islamist-pm-inaugurates-fez-synagogue/ Thu, 14 Feb 2013 16:04:55 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=374098 Message from King Muhammad VI, praising the Jewish community and pledging to protect it, read out at ceremony

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]]> When the Jews sheltered with the sultan’s lions https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/when-the-jews-sheltered-with-the-sultans-lions/ Wed, 18 Apr 2012 13:57:58 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=73190 A hundred years ago, in Fez, Morocco, Muslim army recruits mutinied against their French officers. Then they turned on the Jews

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]]> Jewish man beaten to death in Morocco http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4208349,00.html Tue, 27 Mar 2012 08:39:07 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=50650 Ynet News: Resident of northern Fes attacked by assailant armed with hammer, suffers fatal head injuries

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