• Jewish Genealogy in Morocco
• History of Jews in Morocco
• Visiting Jewish Morocco

Jews first migrated to this area after the destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem, and a second wave migrated from the Iberian peninsula in the period immediately preceding and following the 1492 Alhambra Decree, when the Jews were expelled from kingdoms of Spain and Portugal.
At its peak in the 1940s, Morocco's Jewish population exceeded 250,000. Today, approximately 5,000 Jews remain in Morocco. Source

Leading Families:

• The Azoulays of Fez
  
• The Ibn Attar Family
  
• The Berdugo Family , Tree
  
• The De Avila Family
  
• The Toledano Family , Tree
  

1. Abraham Azulai (c. 1570 – 1643) - Kabbalistic author and commentator.
2. Chaim Joseph David Azulai (1724–1807) - a rabbinical scholar and a noted bibliophile, who pioneered the history of Jewish religious writings.
3. Raphael Isaiah Azulai - (died 1830) - Rabbi and writer.
4. André Azoulay Senior adviser to King Mohammed VI of Morocco
5. S. K. Azoulay - Israeli Writer
6. Jean-Luc Azoulay - French filmmaker, see AB Disques
7. Guillaume Azoulay - French/Moroccan artist, see Fine Art Showcase
8. Ariella Azoulay - Israeli scholar and documentarian, see Herzliya Biennial
9. Daniel Azulay - Brazilian cartoonist and children's television personality
10. Jom Tob Azulay - Brazilian film producer and director.
11. Simon Azoulay Pedersen - Danish football player.
12. Rubem David Azulay - Great Brazilian Dermatologist(1917-2013).

Notable Moroccan Jews

1. • Michel Abitbol, scholar
2. • Yaakov Abuhatzeira, 19th-century rabbi
3. • Yisrael Abuhatzeira (Baba Sali), 20th-century rabbi
4. • Amram Aburbeh, chief rabbi of Petah Tikva
5. • Shlomo Amar, Sephardi Chief Rabbi of Israel
6. • Richard Attias, businessman
7. • Pierre Assouline, journalist.
8. • André Azoulay, senior adviser to Mohammed VI of Morocco
9. • Elena Benarroch, Fashion designer
10. • Amram ben Diwan, 18th-century rabbi
11. • Daniel Benlulu, politician
12. • Aldo Bensadoun, founder of ALDO Group footwear
13. • Avraham Bensoussan
14. • Simone Bitton, filmmaker
15. • Ralph de Toledano, politician
16. • Aryeh Deri, Israeli politician
17. • Alber Elbaz, fashion designer
18. • André Elbaz, painter and filmmaker
19. • Edmond Amran El Maleh, writer
20. • Gad Elmaleh, comedian
21. • Arthur Essebag, television presenter
22. • Samuel Hadida, film producer
23. • Maguy Kakon, author and politician
24. • Marc Lasry, billionaire hedge fund manager
25. • Oshik Levy, Israeli singer
26. • Paul Marciano, fashion designer
27. • Ya'akov Margi, politician
28. • Ze'ev Revach, Israeli actor
29. • Abraham Serfaty, politician
30. • Avi Toledano, Israeli singer
31. • Haim Zafrani, scholar and writer
32. • Serge Haroche, physicist, Nobel Prize winner
33. • Moses Elias Levy, 19th-century international businessman and reformer.

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JEWISH SCHOLARSHIP

Many Rabanim have passed through and sojourned in Morocco leaving behind great influence.

1. Yaakov Abuhatzeira
2. Zechariah Aghmati
3. Samuel Albas
4. Isaac Alfasi
5. Amram ben Diwan
6. Raphael Ankawa
7. Chaim ibn Attar
8. Abraham Azulai
9. Baba Sali
10. Raphael Berdugo
11. Salomon Berdugo
12. Shalom Ben Moses Buzaglo
13. David Ben Hassin
14. Issachar ben Mordecai ibn Susan
15. Dunash ben Labrat
16. David Messas
17. Chalom Messas
18. Chaim Pinto
19. Yosef Yitzchak Shloush
20. Abraham ibn Zimra
21. Jacob ben Reuben ibn Zur Source

Links

• Morocco - Jewish Encyclopedia
• Moroccan Rabbis
• Rabbis of Morocco - 15th - 20th Century
• MOROCCO: JEWS AND ART IN A MUSLIM LAND