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Cimetière Israélite de Ben M’Sik à Casablanca.

Captured 2025-11-22

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Cimetière Israélite de Ben M’Sik à Casablanca.

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## Jewish Cemetery Documentation Project of Morocco This website represents a comprehensive digital preservation project focused on cataloging and documenting Jewish cemeteries across Morocco, with particular emphasis on the Jewish Cemetery of Casablanca at Ben M'Sik. Created by Georges Sebat, this non-profit initiative aims to provide a vital genealogical and historical resource for Jewish families and descendants worldwide who have connections to Morocco's once-thriving Jewish community. The project has successfully completed the full inventory of the Casablanca Ben M'Sik cemetery, systematically documenting every grave "square by square, tomb by tomb" and making this information accessible online for families seeking to locate and honor their deceased relatives. The website serves as both a practical tool and a memorial platform, acknowledging the significant Jewish heritage in Morocco while addressing the challenges faced by diaspora communities in maintaining connections to their ancestral burial sites. The creators have already completed documentation projects for Jewish cemeteries in Marrakech (accessible at cimetierejuifmarrakech.com) and Tetouan (cementeriojudiotetuan.org), with their next focus being the old Krantz Street cemetery in Casablanca. The site provides detailed search methodologies, cemetery maps for visitors, and actively encourages community participation by requesting users to report any missing or illegible graves that may have been overlooked during the cataloging process. The cultural and historical significance of this project cannot be understated, as it represents one of the most comprehensive efforts to preserve Jewish cemetery records in North Africa. The initiative was undertaken with the support of the Council of Jewish Communities of Morocco, which provided access to photograph the cemetery and utilize their official registers. The website explicitly dedicates its work to the memory of specific individuals buried at Ben M'Sik, including Judah Outmezguine, Michael Itzhak Chriqui, and others, while also featuring memorial announcements such as one for Freha (Flory) Bat Mazal Kadoch, who passed away in March 2012. Notable features of the website include its multilingual accessibility, integration with PayPal for voluntary donations to support expansion efforts, and its systematic approach to documentation that includes both photographic evidence and registry cross-referencing. The site acknowledges the financial challenges of such an undertaking while emphasizing its commitment to serving the global Moroccan Jewish diaspora, particularly those who may never have the opportunity to visit these burial sites in person. This digital preservation effort stands as a crucial bridge between Morocco's Jewish past and its scattered descendants worldwide.

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Cimetière Israélite de Ben M’Sik à Casablanca.. (2025, 11 22). www.cimetierejuifcasablanca.com. http://www.cimetierejuifcasablanca.com/

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Domain www.cimetierejuifcasablanca.com
File Size 262 KB
Archived 2025-11-22T00:32:41.413316
Document ID #26
Languages 5 available