Hey you guys,
My great grandmother immigrated from Marrakesh to Egypt at the dawn of the 20th century (around 1902-1905), she was a pretty secretive woman. Not one of her children and grandchildren managed to get more than a couple of words from her on her past life in Morocco.
She was from Marrakesh, and arrived penniless to Alexandria by boat all on her own at 18-19 years old, my family thinks she was Jewish but kept it a secret (don't ask me how but that's their story).
So now, my question is this, was it common for jewish morrocans to immigrate to Egypt? i know the jewish community around that time was facing a hard time and immigration was pretty common. Is there any way to help my family trace her origin, if she was indeed jewish? does anyone know anyone who can help? it's pretty far fetched but I just had to ask.
Thank you for reading this.
My great grandmother immigrated from Marrakesh to Egypt at the dawn of the 20th century (around 1902-1905), she was a pretty secretive woman. Not one of her children and grandchildren managed to get more than a couple of words from her on her past life in Morocco.
She was from Marrakesh, and arrived penniless to Alexandria by boat all on her own at 18-19 years old, my family thinks she was Jewish but kept it a secret (don't ask me how but that's their story).
So now, my question is this, was it common for jewish morrocans to immigrate to Egypt? i know the jewish community around that time was facing a hard time and immigration was pretty common. Is there any way to help my family trace her origin, if she was indeed jewish? does anyone know anyone who can help? it's pretty far fetched but I just had to ask.
Thank you for reading this.