The Alliance Israelite Universelle and the Jewish communities of Morocco, 1862-1962 / Michael M. Laskier.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Laskier, Michael M., 1949-

Series:

SUNY series in modern Jewish history.

SUNY series in modern Jewish history

Pirsume ha-Makhon le-heker ha-tefutsot

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Alliance israélite universelle.

Jews--Morocco--History.

Jews.

Morocco--Ethnic relations.

Morocco.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 372 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, c1983.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Alliance Israélite Universelle--an international organization representing a community of over 240,000 Jews--was founded in France in 1860. Its goal was to achieve the intellectual regeneration and social and political elevation of the Jewish people. This book examines the impact of the AIU on Moroccan Jewry. It answers such questions as: How did the AIU establish itself in Morocco's communities? How did it go on to become a power not to be underestimated by either the Moroccan government or the Europeans? And more importantly, how did the AIU improve the conditions of the Jews in Morocco, creating an important French-speaking urban elite? Also discussed are such topics as Zionism and Jewish-Muslim relations in Morocco. Michael M. Laskier is Lecturer and Researcher on the Jews of the Muslim countries and on Jewish-Muslim relations at Tel-Aviv University's Jewish History Department and the Institute of Diaspora Studies.

Notes:

Revision of thesis (Ph. D.)--University of California.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-4384-1016-6

OCLC:

42855437