Bayt Dakira Explained

Bayt Dakira
Map Type:	Morocco
Location:	Essaouira, Morocco
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.^[1] It plays an important role in the preservation and valorisation of the Moroccan Jewish memory.^[2]

Through its exhibition of rare objects, texts and photographs, the museum seeks also to show the coexistence between Muslims and Jews in the city.^[1] Visitors are greeted by the expression "Undetermined: Shalom Aleykoum, Salam Lekoulam" which is a mix of Arabic and Hebrew to illustrate the friendship between Jews and Muslims.^{[3] [4]}

The museum includes the Simon Attias Synagogue and the Haim and Célia Zafrani Research Center on the History of Relations between Judaism and Islam.^[1]

See also

• Jews in Morocco

Notes and References

1. Web site: fr. Bayt Dakira or the happy diversity . telquel.ma . 24 January 2020.
2. Web site: fr . Mohamed Amine. Bayt Dakira : the sovereign immortalises the judeo-moroccan memory . challenge.ma . 16 January 2020.
3. Web site: fr . Amine Boushaba . Bayt Dakira, the jewish memory of Essaouira . leconomiste.com . 7 November 2019.
4. Web site: ar . Bayt Dakira a jewish museum in Essaouria and a coexstance model between the muslims and the jews . euronews.com . 21 January 2020.