The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-06-25
THE JEWS OF MOROCCO.
A MOST INTERESTING AND MOST
TRYING RACE or PEOPLE.
pespiscd by the Moors and Subjected to
Every Imaginable pcgrada'iou-Tbe Ter
rible Punishmcnts Sometimes Inflicted
on the Hebrews-Thc Jews Quarters.

ribIe Punishmcnts Sometimes Inflicted
on the Hebrews--Thc Jews Quarters.
The Jews Of Morocco are to my mind at
once the most interesting and the most
irving race of people | ever met Subject
10 restrictions in their Me and business
which would exterminatc an ordinary race
81 people in two generations they have
crown. proSpercd and in many places are
masters Of their masters.
No one knows just where the Moorish
Jews came from, but Of course they have
been connected with the lost tribes and
all that The main facts are. they are in
Morocco without knowing themselves just
how they got there. Among the anomalies
connected with them is that they are
hated and despisod by the Moors. subject
10 every Insult and degradation that can
he imagined yet they are recognized a.
such necessary members of society that
there j. q law. which is actively enforced,
forbddng Jews TO leave the country
under any circum stances The Jews, out
side Of one or two coast towns, are treated
worse thant he meaneSt and lowest animals;
and whether in the way Of retaliation or
the means hich IN the Fl 1T place secured
them this brutal treatment | am not com
petent TO saw they in return treat the
Moors with fairly devilish cruelty when
thoy get them in their power as they
often 90 through money Transactions for,
AS ia other lands. the superior cunning of
the Jews makes them the bankers of the
country. and. with a debtors law which
all ws the imprisonment Of man until
his debt is discharged. there are ample
opportunities for the Jews TO act as fiends
incarnate.
MILLING \ JEW.
I'm return for this Moor thinks no
more Of killing n jew. Il he can do it
quietly. than OF killing % rat and rs for
dshouoring tho family of a jew. it is
looked upon as the natural course Of
events and truth compcls me 10 say that
the husband and father looks on the trans
action with fair degree Of complacency,
provided always il helps along some end
lie has I'm view. The Jews are not allowed
On carry arms Of any kind, nor TO ride
uu0u q horse, mule. donkey or bullock,
blu must make all journeys on foot;
neither are they allowed 10 wear any foot
covering outside Of their own quarter,
where they are herded together like ami
mails. their dr. s. being regulated and re
stricted so thcy may always be known
from the believers at a glance, and they
areforbiddento build any places of worship
or TO hold religious services of any kind,
which command is rclgiously disregarded,
services being held regularly in their
houses with. in some cities, guard
posted 20 inform OF the approach Of
strangers If there is any nasty work to
be Gouc. as for instance the embalming OF
the heads Of executed rebels so that they
NAV hang the longer at the traitors gate,
the Jews are pressed into the service; if
tire sultan or one Of his officers wishes a
lew thousand dollars 10 meet n sudden
demand. some wealthy Jew, who has paid
tie least for protection. is seized without
notice and thrown into a dungeon until
lie has been squeezed out Of proper sum.
Ii Jew meets a Moor, no matter how
low the position of the latter, he is obliged
TO step barcfooted into the filth Of the
middle Of the street so as not to touch the
garments Of a follower Of the prophet, and
be is not allowed under any circumstances
to enter the street upon which a mosque
Is situated The punishment for the dis
regard Of any Of these laws is simply ter.
rife. ranging from burning to death TO
bastinadOing.
THE BATH UNKNOWN.
The use of the bath either for the face
or the body is totally unknown among the
Jews. except the hand bath before eating,
al other times the face being simply
rubbed with a dry cloth when it becomes
unpresentable. The Jews Of Morocco
look upon themselves as a prosecuted race,
but from my own observations | think
had rather be a Jew than a Moor as far a.
persecution j. concerned for his deadly
hatred Of the Moor. coupled with his own
. superior cunning, gives him in the course
OF his lifetime a chance TO return oppres
sion for oppression. and TO my certain
knowledge the dungeons Of Morocco are
filled with Moors rOtting TO death in pay
ment of debts owed to this same perse
cuted race.
OF Ac Jews quarter in Alcazar much
cannot b. said. except that it is some
thing dirtier than the rest Of the city.
and the inhabitants decidedly hospitable.
For some reason all white skinned people
are looked upon by the Jews as their
friends. consequently there is no limit to
d Jews hospitality or to his requests for
political iGvOrs after you have received
H. As the most interesting event that
could be shown, ii was at once suggested
that attend Jewish wedding then TAX
ing place; and while feared to offend
the proprieties by coming into the pres
cnce Of the timid bride in top boots and
flannel shirt, Jacob insisted that she
would not mind If | had 10 boots at all
On, or wore them around fuy neck. |
was little afraid we would arrive late,
until learned that it was the playful
custom Of the Jews to keep the poor
bridegroom in suspense by stringing the
ceremony out for week, and that this |
wedding had already reached its third
day.-Morocco Cor. Boston Transcript.