▁greater ▁social ▁open ness ▁and ▁a ▁shift ▁in ▁t ast es ▁and ▁att itudes , ▁especially ▁among ▁rich er ▁Jews , ▁who ▁built ▁lux ur ious ▁resid ences ▁in ▁the ▁upper ▁M ella h . ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁the ▁district ▁had ▁some ▁ 1 5 ▁syn agog ues . ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 4 , ▁the ▁Sultan ▁ordered ▁the ▁old ▁Jewish ▁C emetery , ▁located ▁at ▁the ▁base ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Palace ' s ▁outer ▁wall , ▁to ▁be ▁moved ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁accommod ate ▁an ▁expansion ▁of ▁the ▁palace . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁the ▁c emetery ▁and ▁its ▁contents ▁were ▁moved ▁to ▁a ▁new ▁location ▁at ▁the ▁sout he astern ▁corner ▁of ▁the ▁M ella h , ▁where ▁it ▁is ▁still ▁found ▁today . ▁However , ▁other ▁authors ▁attribute ▁this ▁disp lacement ▁of ▁the ▁c emetery ▁to ▁the ▁French ▁administration ' s ▁works ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 2 , ▁not ing ▁that ▁tomb s ▁were ▁still ▁present ▁in ▁the ▁old ▁c emetery ▁up ▁until ▁ 1 9 1 2 . ▁ ▁The ▁current ▁c emetery ▁to ▁the ▁sout heast ▁had ▁probably ▁existed ▁from ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁but ▁was ▁still ▁largely ▁empty ▁in ▁its ▁eastern ▁parts ▁before ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century . ▁▁ 2 0 th ▁century ▁and ▁present ▁day ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 2 ▁French ▁colonial ▁rule ▁was ▁instit uted ▁over ▁Mor oc co ▁following ▁the ▁Tre aty ▁of ▁F