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Sydney Bendahan - 3 Jun. 1973
- Name
- Sydney Bendahan
- Material Format
- sound recording
- Interview Date
- 3 Jun. 1973
- Source
- Oral Histories
- Name
- Sydney Bendahan
- Number
- OH 177
- Subject
- Sephardim
- Muslims
- Interview Date
- 3 Jun. 1973
- Quantity
- 2 cassettes (1 copy)
- 2 WAV file
- Interviewer
- Speech given by Sydney Bendahan to an assembly of the CJC
- Total Running Time
- 42:50 minutes
- Conservation
- Not copied. Need 120 minute tape.
- Use Restrictions
- Copyright may not be held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the Archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Biography
- Sydney Bendahan an immigrant from Morocco and a member of Toronto's Sephardic community. He returned to Morocco in order to study its history and culture, as well as the problems of Moroccan Jewery. Bendahan has become an advocate for the successful integration of the Shepardic community in Toronto.
- Material Format
- sound recording
- Geographic Access
- Morocco
- Spain
- Israel
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Original Format
- Audio cassette
- Copy Format
- Digital file
- Transcript
- 0-8:15: Segment begins with a speech given in honour of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the State of Israel (name of speaker is not known). Hamotzi and lehayim given by Stephen Berger, president of UJA. Introduction of Sidney Bendaham, guest speaker 8:20-20:10: Bendahan describes the history, culture, and problems experienced by the Jews of North Africa, specifically Moroccan Jews, during their twelve centuries of subjugation under Muslim rule. He also describes the expulsion of Jews from Spain in 1492 and their subsequent settlement and integration along the coast of North Africa. 20.15:-29:15: Bendahan discusses interventions on behalf of Jews living in Muslim countries. Bendahan provides examples, such as the 1767 decree for the Protection of Non Arab Residents of Morocco, the founding in 1860 of the Alliance Israelite Universal, Moses Montefiore's influence on behalf of Moroccan Jewry, and the decree of 1870 addressing the abusive treatment of Jews. 29:16:-30:22: Bendahan discusses the occupation of Morocco by the French and Spanish protectorates and their impact on Moroccan Jews in areas such as ecomonics, education, and religion. 30.23:-31.35: Bendahan discusses the immigration of Moroccan Jews to Israel in 1948 and 1956, Morocco's decision to end relations with Israel, and the Jewish Agency’s involvement with North African aliyah. 31.39:-42:50: Bendahan discusses the immigration of the Sephardic Jews to Canada, JIAS in Casablana, the Farbund Labor Zionist Organization, and the Jewish Agency of Toronto. Bendahan discusses the obstacles and difficulties encountered by the Sephardic community in their efforts to be recognized and accepted as a distinct culture within Toronto’s Jewish community.
- Source
- Oral Histories
