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Memories of absence : how Muslims remember Jews in Morocco /

Once a thriving community, by the late 1980s, 240,000 Jews had emigrated from Morocco. Today fewer than 4,000 Jews remain. Despite a centuries-long presence, the Jewish narrative in Moroccan history has largely been suppressed through national historical amnesia, Jewish absence, and a growing dismay...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Boum, Aomar (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, [2013]
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Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Once a thriving community, by the late 1980s, 240,000 Jews had emigrated from Morocco. Today fewer than 4,000 Jews remain. Despite a centuries-long presence, the Jewish narrative in Moroccan history has largely been suppressed through national historical amnesia, Jewish absence, and a growing dismay over the Palestinian conflict. 'Memories of Absence' investigates how four successive generations remember the lost Jewish community.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xvii, 220 pages .)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0804788510
9780804788519