Jacob Marrache
Généalogie des Juifs Marocains
10 June 2020 à 17:08
I've just found this Ketubah for sale on Ebay. It is dated 1947 in Marrakech. The groom is David son of Nissim son of Haim, possibly Selouk (I cannot make out the surname very well) and the bride is Mazaltob daughter of Moses son of Haim Cohen. [https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/estate-large-old-judaica-Morocco-manuscript-Colorful-Illustrated-Ketubah-Marriag/292542555253?hash=item441ce52475:g:qDwAAOSwCmRa5XNB](https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/estate-large-old-judaica-Morocco-manuscript-Colorful-Illustrated-Ketubah-Marriag/292542555253?hash=item441ce52475%3Ag%3AqDwAAOSwCmRa5XNB) On the Israel National Library, there are 626 Ketubot from Morocco: https://merhav.nli.org.il/primo-explore/search?query=any,contains,%D7%9B%D7%AA%D7%95%D7%91%D7%94%20%D7%9E%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%A7%D7%95&tab=default_tab&search_scope=Local&vid=NLI&lang=en_USAlthough that does not seem like much when you consider that hundreds of thousands of Jews who lived in Morocco over the centuries it has still been an invaluable resource to conduct genealogical research. Even though there is a scarcity of available records for Morocco we are very lucky as very often on Moroccan Ketubot we see a number of generations listed. I urge you all to post in our group any family Ketubot you have in your possessions. We can help you extract useful genealogical data. Even if you have no need for a translation please share them as they could be useful for other members who might be related to the people named in the Ketubah including the witnesses. I believe if we act collectively we could easily surpass the amount of Ketubot available on the Israel National Library and create our own little archive right here.
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