Moroccan Jews in Israel
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| (1,000,000[1]) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Haifa and many other places | |
| Languages | |
| Hebrew (Main language for all generations); Older generation: Moroccan Arabic; Judeo-Moroccan Arabic; French |
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| Religion | |
| Judaism |
Moroccan Jews in Israel are immigrants and descendants of the immigrants of the Moroccan Jewish communities, who now reside within the state of Israel. They number around 1,000,000[1] and they constitute the second-largest Jewish community, after the Russian Jews in Israel.
Immigration history
After Israel's independence in 1948, and due to domestic strife in the 1950s, the next several decades saw waves of Moroccan Jewish emigration to Israel. Moroccan Jews emigrated for a variety of reasons. Some have emigrated to Israel for religious reasons, some feared persecution, and others left for better economic prospects than they faced in post-colonial Morocco. With every Arab-Israeli war, tensions between Arabs and Jews would rise, sparking more Moroccan Jewish emigration. By the time of the Yom Kippur War in 1973, the majority of Morocco's Jewish population had emigrated to Israel.[2]
Notable people
- Reuven Abergel
- Amram Aburbeh
- Shlomo Amar
- Daniel Benlulu
- Aryeh Deri
- Gadi Eizenkot
- Oshik Levi
- Ze'ev Revach
- Moshe Bar-Asher
- Shlomit Malka
See also
- Moroccan Jews
- Migration of Moroccan Jews to Israel
- Operation Yachin
- Aliyah
- Arabic language in Israel
- Jewish ethnic divisions
- One Million Plan
- North African Sephardim
References
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- ↑ http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4350488,00.html
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