Saturday, the 18th of February, was declared today by Canadian Jewish rabbinical and synagogue organizations a day of special prayers and meditations for the 43 Moroccan Jewish men, women and children who perished in a sea disaster off the coast of Morocco en route to Israel.
The call to prayer was issued by the Orthodox Board of Rabbis, the Board of Jewish Ministers, the Synagogue Council of Montreal and the Vaad Hair, the local Orthodox religious council. Special prayers will also be offered for the well being of the 200,000 Moroccan Jewish citizens “now suffering hardship from the restrictive policy of their government.” Editorials in major Canadian newspapers in Halifax, Montreal, and Winnipeg reflected in strong terms the mounting concern in Canada over the fate of the Jews of Morocco.
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