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January 2020

A Walk Through the Mellah

We invite you for a brief walking tour down Rue Mellah in the Jewish Quarter of Essaouira, a 2018 World Monuments Watch site. We’ve mapped the rapidly disappearing sites featured in What It Was, Who Left, Who Remains, to give a better idea of the sense of the historic fabric of the... Read more
Country: 
Morocco
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Date: 
January 2020

Who Remains: Enduring Legacy of the Jewish Community

For those who remained in the Mellah after the mass migration of the Jewish residents in the 1980s, the significance of intangible cultural heritage like music and carpentry persists in spite of the disrepair and demolition of surrounding historic fabric. We set out to speak to those who continue... Read more
Country: 
Morocco
Slideshow
Date: 
January 2020

Who Left: Ongoing Significance to the Jewish Community

The Jewish Quarter has become a pilgrimage site for many former residents and descendants of Moroccan Jews, who visit the city in increasing numbers each year. Part of the 2001 World Heritage inscription of the Medina of Essaouira (formerly Mogador), the Mellah is also the focus of a local... Read more
Country: 
Morocco
Slideshow
Date: 
January 2020

What It Was: A Pluralistic Community

While the Mellah is now often referred to as the Jewish Quarter, at least in Essaouira, that does not reveal the full picture. Essaouira - Mogador is described by many as a place where religious diversity and peaceful coexistence was demonstrated in everyday life. ... Read more
Country: 
Morocco
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Date: 
July 2019

Watch Day: Potager du Roi

Each year, dozens of Watch Days are organized at World Monuments Watch sites by their communities to highlight the importance of local stewardship in the sustainable preservation of heritage sites. ... Read more
Country: 
France
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Potager Du Roi
View of Potager du Roi garden, 2019
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