Representatives of the Moroccan Jewish community have been received by King Hassan II following his enthronment and in an audience at Rabat, presented him with the congratulations of his Jewish subjects on his accession to the throne.
Al Alam, organ of the Istiqlal (Independence) party, which has been highly critical of the Jewish community in recent months, took editorial note of the mourning of the Jewish community on the sudden death of King Mohammed V and reported that the Jews had shown “sincere grief” at the death of the monarch. The paper reported that Jews and Moslems had “fraternized” in mourning for the late King.
JTA has documented Jewish history in real-time for over a century. Keep our journalism strong by joining us in supporting independent, award-winning reporting.
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.
