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DESCRIPTION:Location: Leacock 232\n\nOn July 13\, 2022\, King Mohammed VI a
 pproved the establishment of three new national representative bodies of t
 he Jewish community which include\, in addition to the traditional Nationa
 l Council of the Community and its regional committees\, a National Commis
 sion of Moroccan Jews Living Abroad as well as a Foundation of Moroccan Ju
 daism. Although the recent political\, social and economic context of “Mor
 occan-Israeli normalization” may look as the leading impetus for these roy
 al and statal decisions\, I argue that these much-needed measures were dec
 ades in the making and are part of the Moroccan state’s engagement with th
 e “Jewish Question” during the reign of Mohammed VI. While this official p
 rogram started during the reign of King Hassan II\, its rhythm accelerated
  and took different forms\, particularly in media\, civil society\, and no
 n-academic circles\, after the enthronement of King Mohammed VI in 1999. I
  revisit the issue of “reconciliation” of Moroccan society with its Jewish
  memory through an analysis of its expression through history\, literature
 \, media\, and intergenerational memory especially in the last two decades
 . I underline reconciliation here because the history of human rights abus
 es and the state’s record during the Years of Lead (1956-1999) left their 
 imprint on all Moroccans\, independently of their religion. The monarchy h
 as indeed\, since the time of Mohammed V\, maintained strong relations wit
 h its Jewish subjects in the Jewish communities across the country\, Moroc
 co\, as a nation\, continues its own search for a way to “recognize and ac
 cept” its Jews while being sentient to the question of Palestine.\n\nWith 
 support from the Office of the Provost and Executive Vice-President (ODPSL
 L)\, the Equity Team\, and the Dean of Arts Development Fund.\n\nRSVP: htt
 ps://forms.office.com/r/Dj6YpFrdng\n
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SUMMARY:Jewish Identity in Contemporary Morocco: Memory\, Reconciliation\, 
 and Citizenship (Aomar Boum\, Professor and Maurice Amado Chair in Sephard
 ic Studies\, UCLA)
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