THE AMAZIGHS JEWS
Before their immigration to Israel, Europe and North America, many Jewish communities called Morroco their home. In the cities these communities lived in "reserved" neighborhoods called mellahs. There were, however, numerous communities that lived amongst the Amazigh tribes. These communities spoke Amazigh and borrowed from their neighbors (Berber muslims) some forms of social organization as well as certain rites.
La découverte des Juifs berbères, Daniel J. Schroeter
Jewish Existence in a Berber Environment, Moshe Shokeid
Le Judéo-berbère, Haïm Zafrani
Une version berbère de la Haggadah de Pesah (Excerpt), P. Galand-Pernet et H. Zafrani
The pictures of the articles are taken from the book Juifs parmi les Berbères: Photographies d'Elias Harrus, edited by Sarah Harel Hoshen, Paris : Musée d'Art et d'Histoire du Judaïsme ; Tel-Aviv: Beth Htefutsoth, The Diaspora Museum, 1999.