Jews in Morocco:

When tourist come to Morocco, they usually don't know that there is also a Jewish "Morocco". Jews had an important role in Moroccan society. Jews and Arabs lived a harmonious existence until the middle of the 20th century. The Kings of Morocco protected the Jews from harm and helped some of them increase their wealth that helped the kingdom for many years. Contrarily to 1950 where there were 300,000 Jews living in Morocco, today, no more than 5000 Jews remain living in the country. Most fled to Israel, Canada, the United States and France. The Jewish culture still remains in Morocco. Mimouna is celebrated by Moroccan Jews on the night following the last day of Passover. Mimouna started in Morocco, but it is now practiced in Israel, France and Canada..