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I’m in Tangier, Morocco as a tourist, what are the chances of me connecting to the local Jewish community?

There’s a few synagogues in Tangier, one is a museum now, the other is functional, and there’s also a cemetery. I wanted to visit the cemetery because I thought how often do people visit these graves and pay respect to a once thriving community that’s gone from 200k to 2,500 that’s just across the country.

I was discouraged when I saw it was locked today and there was a police officer near the cemetery.

Along with being in a different country, I feel out of place. I did manage to buy a chamsa when I came across a shop that had a hanukkiah and a menorah in his shop window. It’s honestly beautiful and I’ll treasure it and made me feel somewhat comforted.

Given the tense situation, I don’t want to a) subject myself to any unwanted antisemitism, and b) feel like the local community might be a target of antisemitism if an American Jew shows up.

Anyone with help with navigating this would be amazing.

Edit: Also the chamsa I managed to buy https://files.fm/u/k7uxtz75jb

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