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The Preservation and Continuation of Sephardi Art in Morocco
in European Judaism
Author:
Shalom Sabar
Shalom Sabar
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
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Abstract
While it is widely known that the Jews of medieval Spain carried with them their language, literature and other traditions to the countries in which they settled following the Expulsion in 1492, little research has been conducted on the preservation of their material culture and the visual arts. In this article, these aspects are examined vis-à-vis the Judaic artistic production and visual realm of the Sephardi Jews in Morocco, who adhered to these traditions perhaps more staunchly than any other Sephardi community in modern times. The materials are divided into several categories which serve as an introduction to specific topics that each require further research. These include Hebrew book printing, Jewish marriage contracts (ketubbot), Hebrew manuscript decoration, clothing and jewellery relating to the world of the Sephardi-Moroccan woman and the interior of the home, and ceremonial objects for the synagogue.
Contributor Notes
Shalom Sabar is a professor of Jewish art and folklore at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He obtained his PhD in Art History at the University of California Los Angeles (1987). His research and publications concentrate on Jewish art, ceremonies and rituals, material culture and ephemera, folk art and daily life, and amulets and magic of the Jewish communities in the Sephardi and Ashkenazi world in Europe and the Islamic East.