Schedule Posted for Jewish Morocco Symposium at American Sephardi Federation - May 15-16, 2011

ASF just posted the schedule for their two day symposium (May 15-16) on Moroccan Jewish life. Incredibly impressive array of scholars on a variety of topics. I encourage you to attend if you are in the New York area.

INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM

2,000 YEARS OF JEWISH LIFE IN MOROCCO: AN EPIC JOURNEY

The symposium is being held under the High Patronage of His Majesty Mohammed VI, King of Morocco
and made possible through the generous support of the Edmond J. Safra Philanthropic Foundation

May 15 & 16, 2011

Symposium Brochure Page One | Symposium Brochure Page Two

Click here to purchase tickets: asf.charityhappenings.org

5/10 at UCLA: Between Memory and Extinction: The Moroccan Jewish Quarter in the Twentieth Century

Lots of Morocco related events happening lately. If you are in the LA area on May 10th, this is a must attend event. Prof. Miller is a top scholar.

Between Memory and Extinction: The Moroccan Jewish Quarter in the Twentieth Century

Tuesday, May 10, 2011
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm, Royce Hall - Room 306

See below for additional information.

Admission

PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. Email cjsrsvp@humnet.ucla.edu or call (310) 267-5327 to RSVP.

Contact

Center for Jewish Studies
(310) 267-5327
cjsrsvp@humnet.ucla.edu

Website

http://www.cjs.ucla.edu/index.php?option=com_events&tas...

Additional Information

Between Memory and Extinction: The Moroccan Jewish Quarter in the Twentieth Century Susan Miller (UC Davis) Maurice Amado Seminar in Sephardic Studies The Jewish quarter or mellah was the physical and symbolic center for Jewish life in Morocco for centuries. Historians, anthropologists, and architectural historians have closely studied the mellah and its people in an effort to understand the role of the Jewish quarter as a historical "stage" for Jewish survival practices in the face of dire existential threats.

Prof. Miller will concentrate on the trajectory of the mellah in the early 20th century, when its inner structure unraveled under the twin pressures of a European-induced modernity and the imposition of harsh racialist policies under the fascist Vichy regime (1940-44).

Cosponsored by the UCLA Center for Near Eastern Studies

Jewish Morocco Symposium at American Sephardi Federation - May 15-16, 2011

The American Sephardi Federation is conducting a two-day international symposium entitled: Jewish Life in Morocco: An Epic Journey at its home at the Center for Jewish History in New York City. The symposium will feature international scholars from Morocco, France, Canada, Israel and the U.S., who will present the history, contributions and contemporary story of Jewish Morocco.

Specific topics will include, among others: Evolution of Jewish Life, Moroccan Jews and the Arts, Moroccan Rabbis and Jewish Thought, Relationships Between Jews and Muslims, Moroccan Jewish Diaspora and the Jews of Morocco Today.

The symposium, open to the public, is part of the year-long series: 2,000 Years of Jewish Life in Morocco: An Epic Journey, which is being held under the High Patronage of His Majesty Mohammed VI, King of Morocco.

For more information and to RSVP, click here.

Andalusian (Ala) Music in New York on 4/30: Orchestra of Fes with Françoise Atlan

World Nomads Morocco
Opening Concert & Reception
Orchestra of Fes
with Françoise Atlan

Saturday, April 30, 2011
8:30pm
FIAF, Florence Gould Hall

Presented as part of World Nomads Morocco
in partnership with Essaouira Mogador Association
with the Festival Andalousies Atlantiques and Fondation Esprit de Fès
with the Festival of World Sacred Music

World Nomads Morocco opens with an evening of Judeo-Arab Andalusian music performed by the acclaimed Orchestra of Fes, under the direction of eminent musician and conductor Mohamed Briouel. This rich musical tradition dates back to medieval Spain and is loved by Muslims and Jews alike, throughout the Arab world and in the Sephardic diaspora.

The concert will feature renowned Jewish vocalist Françoise Atlan, who is considered one of the most beautiful voices of this tradition.

All concert attendees are invited to a Moroccan-themed reception following the concert.

To purchase tickets, click here.

Two More Digitized Haim Abitbol Tracks!

Another two tracks from Haim Abitbol. I have two more to upload from this cassette but waiting to get a new external hard drive so I can transfer a bunch of files.

Harket dana mouhjati - Haim Abitbol (Koutoubiaphone, 1970s) by CBSilver

Frak ghzali - Haim Abitbol (Koutoubiaphone, 1970s) by CBSilver

More Haim Abitbol Recordings Up

Below are two recently uploaded recordings (from a 1970s cassette) of Haim Abitbol on Koutoubiaphone. Enjoy.

Oulayni haya by Haim Abitbol (Koutoubiaphone, 1970s) by CBSilver

Karmelitta - Haim Abitbol (Koutoubiaphone, 1970s) by CBSilver