دور اليهود في النشاط الحرفي و الصناعي في بلاد المغرب من ق 6 هـ إلى ق 9 هـ

Abstract EN

This article treats an important side of the Jews life in Morocco during the middle ages, which is considered as the handicraft and the industrial activities.

these Jews were part of the human structure in the Islamic Maghreb society because of the tolerance policy of the Islamic world toward ahl al thimma.

however, they lived among the Maghreb countries and they merged within the Muslims and got liberty, security, and stability.

they had had an efficient participation in the economic life of the region.

because their aim was always to control the economies of the countries where they live.

so, they centralized in the big, lively, commercially located cities.

the Jews mastered some of the trades and showed their skills in them which were monopolized by them for long periods, especially the precious metals and coinage in addition to dyeing and wine-making.

moreover, they practiced more other crafts in varying degrees such as blacksmithing craft, copper, tanning, textile industry, and clothing embroidery …etc.

the other activities that they practiced were limited to the poor and destitute classes.

the Jews followed various methods of deception, fraud, and irrigation.

almost of their products had been exposed to cheating because of the increasing of their puissance and the weakness of the central authority since the 8th century.