Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-02

they deal with all classes M
as business men the equals ~ ~ are
their race, and although no, a,y OF
shurp trading, as rule thn,. ios
well. "py stand
The Jews came to this corr,.
ABOUT tho thirteenth centur,, aioug
business with the Moors ana tbov "a
been mere ever since. They ~, nave
splseu nna at times ill-treated bv w,
5sHel races una are stu compelled ~
90 certain mental things w. 10
iirst came they were required ~ .ney
black clothes and shoes. ana ~, wear
To go on foot as they passed IKE nad
the cities. Today thew weSr "iVugh
skull caps. black slippers ana pIaek
black coats, belted in nj tbo l9ns
In the Berber districts the Jnws Lu asls
curls hanging down in front NJ , uaye
ears, but otherwise they dress like, LIE IN
Berbers. "Ne tna
THE JEWEssEs or MOROCCO K
About the only women.s r,oo.
sees IN this country are these one
Jewesses, The Moors and the Bsrh .ns
hide their beauty behind tbe speis
sheets or WOODEN blankets. which V ,ton
drape about their heads when H.. "ey
out. The younger Jewessos are e,, go
good looking. They have fine 5ayt
eyes and ivory white skins, with cb eak
Hinged with the hue of a dark p,o.s
r Ie' Inc oiuer women run to musb
flesh and seem coarse, '""VY
The dress of the jewish yo,,o, !,
much like that worn by The sew In ~. "
country, save that the richer nnos uur
gold embroidery for trimming rt Ny
wear SILK handkerchief tied ohor, ~
head, half concealing the foreheo5 a .ns
covering most of the hair. Those r alu
marry young. Girls are often betrrtS"3
az six or eight years. are so,nettnzi
carried at ten, and have childreo ;,
fourteen, the marriage Tie is No,
strong aud divorces are common.
IN THE JEWISH QUARTERS. d
In all the Moroccan cities evca,,
Tangier the Jews are still confined ~
their own section, and in some they Nv,
shut off at night from the rest AZ -.
town, These quarters are known 's -.
mellahs. and they are among tha n,nas
squalid parts Of every CITY Tbcs
streets are narrow and dirty. The t,nn,
doors are little more than holes in ths
walls, and most of the houses con,sjs
many small rooms IN which the peopp
are herded. The homes OF the rL
are much better.
The mellahs are governed by ,hA
Jews themselves. They elect a conn.
Gil and n judiciary and they have tba
right of appeal from the latter 10 liz
Moorish governor The rahbis ara
about the most influential of the Jews
The people are religious and attend
their synagogues regularly. They Al
no business on Saturday which Is ths
Jewish Sabbath and on that day many
of them Will not oven open business
letter, | attended one OF their syna.
yogles here. IT was dark little room
surrounded by dwellings.
The Jews now have their own schools
in Morocco and great deal OF Work
has been done among them lately by
the Universal Jewish alliance. This
alliance is now carrying on schools al
Tangier, Tetuan. Mogador. Marrakesb
and Fez, in which there are more ,hap
$500 children. They are giving Ii,
young Jews Il sort OF modern eiuca.
ton, although much Of the time d
devoted to teaching of Hebrew and
Spanish. They also teach French and
English, geography and other studies
In the reorganization Of Morocco, which
Is bound TO come about sooner or late,
these children, with their knowledge Of
the modern languages and Of Arablt,
as well, may form an important fac.
tor. FRANK G.. CARPENTER