History of the Jews in Mauritania
The history of the Jews in Mauritania dates back to the time of the fall of the Jewish state in 70 CE,[1] when they spread across Roman North Africa. Many Jews have entered the modern day country of Mauritania as tourists or visitors.
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History
After 429 CE, during the rule of the Romans and the Vandals, Jewish communities flourished in Mauritania. The Byzantines gained control of Mauritania in 534 CE, following which a series of restrictive laws were passed that infringed upon the rights of Jews, Donatists, Arians, and other religious dissenters.[1]
In January 2020, the Mauritanian foreign affairs ministry official Mariem Aouffa was forced to resign after posting an antisemitic tweet that dismissed a French anti-slavery activist as a "Jew" and an "enemy of the Muslim religion".[2]
According to the Mauritanian abolitionist activist Abdel Nasser Ould Ethmane, many Mauritanians believe that discussions of slavery and abolitionism are due to an "influence from the worldwide Jewish conspiracy."[3]
References
- The Virtual Jewish History Tour - Mauritania, Joanna Sloame, Jewish Virtual Library
- "Mauritanian official forced to resign after anti-Semitic tweet". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 2021-12-14.
- "Freedom Fighter". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
External links
- Mauritania, Jews Were Here