Creator Bio
José Bénech
b. 1898
José Bénech was director of the Marrakesh branch of the Banque commercial du Maroc in the 1930s. In his essay on the mellah (Jewish quarter), he describes Jewish life in Morocco in the era of the French protectorate.
Content by José Bénech
Primary Source
Attempt to Explain a Mellah
This monograph provides a detailed historical and structural account of the mellah, the walled Jewish quarter in Marrakech, Morocco.
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