Jews' life in Morocco, best example of tolerance, Jewish leader
Morocco, Culture, 5/5/2005

The head of the Israelite communities council in Morocco believes that the Moroccan experience in religion coexistence is an example that denies any supposed irremediable hostility between Arabs and Jews.

"The fate of Jews in Morocco has always been better than elsewhere," Serge Berdugo said in Amsterdam Tuesday during a ceremony celebrating the Jewish feast of Mimouna.

The ceremony organized in Amsterdam, he said, reinforces the efforts meant to consolidate understanding between the Moroccan community and its host country and to eliminate prejudices.

Moroccan Jews came from Morocco and several European countries to attend Mimouna celebrations in the presence of Dutch figures and members of the Moroccan community in the Netherlands.

The Jewish feast perpetuates the Jewish tradition that started in Morocco where Moslems used to bring food to their Jewish neighbors after Passover.

Organizers wanted to reflect the harmony that has always marked coexistence between Morocco's Jews and Moslems, explained secretary general of Moroccan-Jewish cultural Ma•moun heritage, Nadir Majid.

The ceremony was attended by Nina Pieters, a Dutch director who shot a documentary in Morocco on the life of Jewish families in the cities of Casablanca and Marrakech.

Moroccan diplomats and members of the Moroccan Jewish community in Belgium were also present at the ceremony.

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