Israel. Most of these students opt to take up Israeli citizenship and settle in Israel after graduating. Conversely, a small trickle of criminals from Israel have been settling in Morocco, exploiting the lack of an extradition treaty between the two nations. However, most of these are not of Moroccan descent. There are still many Jewish citizens in Morocco who choose to raise their children in the Jewish faith, and most of those children are sent to the Alliance Israélite Universelle school. However, the majority of students at this school pursue higher education in other countries and leave Morocco. In late 2021, marking the first anniversary of the re-establishment of diplomatic ties between Morocco and Israel, King Mohammed VI launched an initiative to restore hundreds of historical Jewish sites throughout the country. The plan envisions the renovation of hundreds of synagogues, cemeteries and other Jewish heritage sites in a number of Moroccan cities, including the Jewish cemetery in Fez, which counts thousands of graves. It was also reported that the king had decided that the original names of a few of the country's Jewish neighborhoods were to be reinstated. The initiative was lauded by Israel and the European Jewish Congress. In November 2022, Morocco opened the first university synagogue of the Arab world at the Mohammed VI Polytechnic University in Marrakesh. The project was led by the Mimouna Association and the American Sephardi Federation. It was inaugurated by Rabbi Elie Abadie. Gallery See also Al Wifaq Cicurel family Antisemitism in the Arab world Antisemitism in Islam History of the Jews in Africa History of the Jews in Carthage History of the Jews under Muslim rule Islamic–Jewish relations List of Moroccan Jews Arab Jews Maghrebi Jews Mizrahi Jews References Citations General references Attribution Further reading Bensoussan, David. Il était une fois le Maroc : témoignages du passé judéo-marocain, éd. du Lys, www.editionsdulys.ca, Montréal, 2010 (). Second edition: www.iuniverse.com, Bloomington, Indiana, 2012, , 620 pp.; (ebook). Zafrani, Haim. Deux mille ans de vie juive au Maroc: histoire et culture, religion et magie. Paris: Maisonneuve & Larose; Casablanca: Eddif, 2010, ISBN 9981-09-018-2 (in French). External links Moroccan Daily Halakha / La Halakha Marocaine Quotidienne History of Jews in Fez and Morocco Dafina.net Moroccan Jews Website in French and English:history, culture, food, forum... Jewish Virtual Library Visiting Jewish Morocco A very complete and informative site about history and culture of Moroccan Jews Jewish Moroccan Heritage