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Cemetery at Amizmiz, Morocco
Raphy Elmaleh walks through the mellah (Jewish quarter) of Amizmiz. Located at the foothills of the Atlas Mountains, Amizmiz’s synagogue no longer exists, though the structures of many former homes and businesses remain. These places are described by members of the villages current inhabitants as Jewish owned, but most Jews left in the early 1960s.
Description
After touring the mellah, Elmaleh walks amidst the scattered remains of the Jewish cemetery, where a gravestone shard reveals a single Hebrew letter (Shin) and a Muslim man remembers his former Jewish neighbors. He recounts how and when they left, and offers a surprising reason for why.
Amizmiz Mellah and Cemetery
![Amizmiz Cemetery, Rubble [2] (Amizmiz, Morocco, 2010)](https://cdn.filestackcontent.com/G0G7RzTyTLGTNgQ3ca9o/convert?w=100&h=100&fit=crop)
![Amizmiz Cemetery, Rubble [1] (Amizmiz, Morocco, 2010)](https://cdn.filestackcontent.com/xaSOm5XyRCqwJNUOy8zY/convert?w=100&h=100&fit=crop)
![Amizmiz Cemetery, Grave [4] (Amizmiz, Morocco, 2010)](https://cdn.filestackcontent.com/mRfXeN8ER8aNcSznvRtS/convert?w=100&h=100&fit=crop)
![Amizmiz Cemetery, Grave [3] (Amizmiz, Morocco, 2010)](https://cdn.filestackcontent.com/gUVg0BSGRnuyGIhlaiD8/convert?w=100&h=100&fit=crop)
![Amizmiz Cemetery, Grave [2] (Amizmiz, Morocco, 2010)](https://cdn.filestackcontent.com/Pmns8WoSxqBdMUiZafW1/convert?w=100&h=100&fit=crop)
![Amizmiz Cemetery, Grave [1] (Amizmiz, Morocco, 2010)](https://cdn.filestackcontent.com/6Ct1YcSuQruFmKRHxy4X/convert?w=100&h=100&fit=crop)
![Amizmiz Cemetery, Graves [4] (Amizmiz, Morocco, 2010)](https://cdn.filestackcontent.com/5FXU114QomgAxYIg5MK8/convert?w=100&h=100&fit=crop)
![Amizmiz Cemetery, Graves [3] (Amizmiz, Morocco, 2010)](https://cdn.filestackcontent.com/j7CM0jSKmOFrGcw5uAc6/convert?w=100&h=100&fit=crop)
![Amizmiz Cemetery, Graves [2] (Amizmiz, Morocco, 2010)](https://cdn.filestackcontent.com/0IG0sFUQLuYmcFMi6OOz/convert?w=100&h=100&fit=crop)
![Amizmiz Cemetery, Graves [1] (Amizmiz, Morocco, 2010)](https://cdn.filestackcontent.com/N3QJGNRbSrmlWfEki2Sq/convert?w=100&h=100&fit=crop)
![Amizmiz Cemetery, Landscape [2] (Amizmiz, Morocco, 2010)](https://cdn.filestackcontent.com/sQVja5f2TemDS9fcWUUn/convert?w=100&h=100&fit=crop)
![Amizmiz Cemetery, Local Moroccans [2] (Amizmiz, Morocco, 2010)](https://cdn.filestackcontent.com/tcHe6WsQPSDTBU87It5g/convert?w=100&h=100&fit=crop)
![Amizmiz Cemetery, Landscape [1] (Amizmiz, Morocco, 2010)](https://cdn.filestackcontent.com/Bp33rTCLQ500DXZmzBZS/convert?w=100&h=100&fit=crop)
![Amizmiz Mellah, Alley [4] (Amizmiz, Morocco, 2010)](https://cdn.filestackcontent.com/xFGjxhokTpGVdZO8aKFw/convert?w=100&h=100&fit=crop)
![Amizmiz Mellah, Alley [3] (Amizmiz, Morocco, 2010)](https://cdn.filestackcontent.com/R5aa479cQ1KTrVvV52tm/convert?w=100&h=100&fit=crop)
![Amizmiz Mellah, Alley [2] (Amizmiz, Morocco, 2010)](https://cdn.filestackcontent.com/ILIW0bnQeaJ7ORd614qg/convert?w=100&h=100&fit=crop)
![Amizmiz Mellah, Alley [1] (Amizmiz, Morocco, 2010)](https://cdn.filestackcontent.com/Psqgh9RFODUhoiG12YwJ/convert?w=100&h=100&fit=crop)
Sources
"Amizmiz Mellah and Cemetery," Youtube video, 9:31, posted by DiarnaInfo, June 10, 2010.