The Alliance Israélite Universelle and the Jewish Communities of Morocco, 1862- title: 1962 Pirsume Ha-Makhon Le-heker Ha- tefutsot author: Laskier, Michael M. publisher: State University of New York Press isbn10 | asin: 0873956559 print isbn13: 9780873956550 ebook isbn13: 9780585060996 language: English Jews--Morocco--History, Alliance israélite subject universelle, Morocco--Ethnic relations. publication date: 1983 lcc: DS135.M8L37 1983eb ddc: 305.8/924/064 Jews--Morocco--History, Alliance israélite subject: universelle, Morocco--Ethnic relations. The Alliance Israélite Universelle and the Jewish Communities of Morocco: 1862-1962 SUNY Series in Modern Jewish History Paula Hyman and Deborah Dash Moore, Editors The Alliance Israélite Universelle and the Jewish Communities of Morocco: 1862-1962 Michael M. Laskier State University of New York Press ALBANY Published by State University of New York Press, Albany © 1983 State University of New York All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews. For information, address State University of New York Press, State University Plaza, Albany, N.Y., 12246 Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Laskier, Michael M., 1949- The Alliance israélite universelle and the Jewish communities of Morocco, 1862-1962. (SUNY series in modern Jewish history) (Pirsume ha-Makhon le-heker * ha-tefutsot) Revision of thesis (Ph.D.)University of California. Bibliography: p. 355 1. JewsMoroccoHistory. 2. Alliance israélite universelle. 3. MoroccoEthnic relations. I. Title. II. Series· III. Series: Pirsume ha-Makhon le-heker* ha-tefutsot. DS135.M8L37 1982 305.8'924'064 82-5892 ISBN 0-87395-656-7 AACR2 ISBN 0-87395-655-9 (pbk.) Publications of the Diaspora Research Institute TEL-AVIV UNIVERSITY Edited by Shlomo Simonsohn Book 45 State University of New York Press ALBANY To My Parents Haya and Abe and to my Grandmother Pnina Lieder Page ix CONTENTS Acknowledgment xv- xvi Tables and Illustrations xi- xiv Introduction 1 I. Background of the Activities of the Alliance Israélite 8 Universelle in Morocco: The Traditional Jewish Society Section I: The Jewish Communities and the Alliance Israélite Universelle between 1862 and 1912 II. The Political Activities of the Alliance in Morocco 31 before the Protectorate Era III. The Alliance and the Struggle for Recognition within 80 Moroccan Jewish Society IV. The Alliance and its Socio-Cultural Influence on 100 Moroccan Jewry Section II: The Jewish Communities and the Alliance Israélite Universelle between 1912 and 1956 V. The Alliance and the Jewish Communities in the 151 Protectorates' Political Arena VI. Zionism and Assimilation: The Emergence of Zionist 194 Influence in Morocco and the Position of the Alliance VII. The Alliance and the Social and Cultural Evolution of226 the Jews: 1912-1956 VIII. The Jews and the Muslims: Comparative Aspects of 303 Education and Problems of Social Conflict