Morocco opens first publicly funded museum dedicated to Jewish culture in Arab Muslim country

[Guno צְבִי]

The institution in the historic Jewish quarter of Fez showcases religious artifacts, rare manuscripts, historical archives, and digital installations on synagogues, Hebrew schools and rabbinical courts.​

(Oct. 30, 2026 / JNS)

The Museum of Moroccan Jewish Culture opened earlier this month in the North African country, marking the first time an Arab Muslim country has allocated public funds to establish a museum dedicated to Jewish culture.

The move comes amid growing ties between the two nations, and a recent agreement to upgrade diplomatic relations, including opening embassies and appointing ‌ambassadors.

The museum in the northeastern Moroccan city of Fez, which opened its doors on Oct. 12, is located in the ancient Jewish quarter or Mellah, 100 meters from the Museum of Islamic Arts, in a move meant to highlight the country’s history of coexistence between Jews and Muslims.

Morocco opens first publicly funded museum dedicated to Jewish culture in Arab Muslim country

The institution in the historic Jewish quarter of Fez showcases religious artifacts, rare manuscripts, historical archives, and digital installations on synagogues, Hebrew schools and rabbinical courts.

www.jns.org

 

[Valentino]

Thank President Donald J Trump

Yes. Morocco joined the Abraham Accords in December 2020, becoming the fourth Arab state to normalize relations with Israel under the framework (after the UAE, Bahrain, and Sudan).

Key facts:

• Announced by President Trump on December 10, 2020; a formal trilateral joint declaration was signed in Rabat on December 22, 2020.
• The quid pro quo: The U.S. recognized Morocco's sovereignty over Western Sahara in exchange for normalization.
• Israel reciprocated in July 2023 by also recognizing Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara.
• Most recent milestone: On September 16, 2026, Morocco and Israel agreed at a trilateral meeting in New York (with U.S. Ambassador Mike Waltz) to upgrade their diplomatic missions to full embassies, exchange ambassadors, and restore direct flights by the end of 2026.

The relationship has faced some domestic headwind — public support for normalization in Morocco dropped sharply after the October 7, 2023 Gaza war, with opposition reaching ~89% in a 2025 poll — but the government has continued to deepen ties.

This connects directly to the Jewish museum in Fez you asked about: the Accords and the museum both reflect Morocco's deliberate positioning of its Jewish heritage as part of its national identity and foreign policy.

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Moroccan government support for Zionism was bought by means of Israeli/USA bribery. It is founded on corruption and it will face criminal charges in due course. Zionism is terrorism, as all decent law-respectful people understand.

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