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Established | 2020 [1] |
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Location | Essaouira, Morocco |
Coordinates | 31°30′48″N9°46′16″W / 31.5134°N 9.7711°W |
Type | Jewish museum |
Bayt Dakira or the House of Memory is a Jewish museum located in the Jewish quarter "Mellah" of Essaouira's old medina in Morocco.
The museum aims to be a spiritual space dedicated to the Jewish community of the city. [2] It plays an important role in the preservation and valorisation of the Moroccan Jewish memory. [3]
Through its exhibition of rare objects, texts and photographs, the museum seeks also to show the coexistence between Muslims and Jews in the city. [2] Visitors are greeted by the expression "Shalom Aleykoum, Salam Lekoulam" which is a mix of Arabic and Hebrew to illustrate the friendship between Jews and Muslims. [4] [5]
The museum includes the Simon Attias Synagogue and the Haim and Célia Zafrani Research Center on the History of Relations between Judaism and Islam. [2]