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- 1 2 Pèlerinage juif au Maroc #20 : Isthak Ben Walid, le saint au bâton miraculeux de Tétouan
- 1 2 A Hidden Gem on the Edge of the Mediterranean: Discover Tetouan’s Jewish Heritage Archived 2020-01-28 at the Wayback Machine . New York Jewish Travel Guide
- ↑ 16 Moroccan Synagogues: Remnants of Jewish Life in the Imperial Cities and Great South
- ↑ RABBI ITSHAC BENGUALID (z"tl). Jewish Cemetery of Tétouan
- ↑ Panama: Chief Rabbi hails Moroccan King’s vision of inter-religious coexistence
- ↑ LAS 'HILULOT. Aki Yerushalayim
- ↑ Bloch, Talia (6 May 2014). "Bringing back bakashot: Young Sephardic Jews embrace an old musical tradition". Jewish Telegraphic Agency.