Chronology of the exodus
of
יהודים YEHUDIM
from the Kingdom of Morocco.

This chronology follows violence against יהודים YEHUDIM, restrictions on departure and return, communal protests, and organized עלייה ALIYA from AM 5708 through AM 5722. Early events concern the Sharifian Empire under the French protectorate; later events concern the Kingdom of Morocco. The latest state name identifies the hub, not every earlier government.12

The sequence distinguishes laws and administrative instructions from public promises, communal decisions and actual departures. Population estimates remain attributed to their sources. The chronology does not establish when the whole exodus ended.

כ״ט באייר ה׳תש״ח 29th 𝑜𝑓 Iyar, AM 5708Precision: day · Basis: not-assessed

Massacres of יהודים YEHUDIM at Oujda and Jerada; the accounts span two civil days.

כ״ט באייר ה׳תש״ח 29th 𝑜𝑓 Iyar, AM 5708: Massacres of יהודים YEHUDIM at Oujda and Jerada; the accounts span two civil days.

ב׳ בתמוז ה׳תשט״ז 2nd 𝑜𝑓 Tamuz, AM 5716Precision: day · Basis: not-assessed

Authorities closed קדימה KADIMA, blocking organized departures and leaving would-be emigrants stranded.

ב׳ בתמוז ה׳תשט״ז 2nd 𝑜𝑓 Tamuz, AM 5716: Authorities closed קדימה KADIMA, blocking organized departures and leaving would-be emigrants stranded.

כ׳ באלול ה׳תשט״ז 20th 𝑜𝑓 Elul, AM 5716Precision: day · Basis: not-assessed

JTA reportage that about 5,000 stranded emigrants had received permission to leave and the first groups had already departed.

כ׳ באלול ה׳תשט״ז 20th 𝑜𝑓 Elul, AM 5716: JTA reportage that about 5,000 stranded emigrants had received permission to leave and the first groups had already departed.

כ״ב בתשרי ה׳תשי״ז 22nd 𝑜𝑓 Tiŝrei, AM 5717Precision: day · Basis: not-assessed

Circular no.

כ״ב בתשרי ה׳תשי״ז 22nd 𝑜𝑓 Tiŝrei, AM 5717: Circular no. 424 reportedly blocked departure to מדינת ישראל MEDINAT YISRAʾEL and barred return by those who had emigrated there.

ה׳ בתמוז ה׳תשי״ז 5th 𝑜𝑓 Tamuz, AM 5717Precision: day · Basis: not-assessed

David Amar requested an audience to challenge passport restrictions.

ה׳ בתמוז ה׳תשי״ז 5th 𝑜𝑓 Tamuz, AM 5717: David Amar requested an audience to challenge passport restrictions.

ט״ז בחשוון ה׳תשי״ח 16th 𝑜𝑓 Ḥeŝvan, AM 5718Precision: day · Basis: not-assessed

The communal council opposed clandestine group emigration, a communal position distinct from government passport policy.

ט״ז בחשוון ה׳תשי״ח 16th 𝑜𝑓 Ḥeŝvan, AM 5718: The communal council opposed clandestine group emigration, a communal position distinct from government passport policy.

י״ט בכסלו ה׳תשי״ח 19th 𝑜𝑓 Kislev, AM 5718Precision: day · Basis: not-assessed

Officials were instructed to issue passports without religious discrimination; warnings against Zionist activity remained.

י״ט בכסלו ה׳תשי״ח 19th 𝑜𝑓 Kislev, AM 5718: Officials were instructed to issue passports without religious discrimination; warnings against Zionist activity remained.

כסלו ה׳תשי״ט Kislev, AM 5719Precision: month · Basis: not-assessed

Approximately placed reportage on a legal challenge to departure restrictions; the civil publication month overlaps Heshvan and Kislev.

כסלו ה׳תשי״ט Kislev, AM 5719: Approximately placed reportage on a legal challenge to departure restrictions; the civil publication month overlaps Heshvan and Kislev.

כ״ג בכסלו ה׳תשכ״א 23rd 𝑜𝑓 Kislev, AM 5721Precision: day · Basis: not-assessed

JTA reported a national census count of 160,032 and a lower adjusted estimate of 158,532.

כ״ג בכסלו ה׳תשכ״א 23rd 𝑜𝑓 Kislev, AM 5721: JTA reported a national census count of 160,032 and a lower adjusted estimate of 158,532.

טבת ה׳תשכ״א Tevet, AM 5721Precision: month · Basis: not-assessed

אגוז EGOZ sank during clandestine עלייה ALIYA; exact-day placement remains disputed.

טבת ה׳תשכ״א Tevet, AM 5721: אגוז EGOZ sank during clandestine עלייה ALIYA; exact-day placement remains disputed.

א׳ בשבט ה׳תשכ״א 1st 𝑜𝑓 Ŝʾvat, AM 5721Precision: day · Basis: not-assessed

Reportage estimated departures despite restrictions; its figures need reconciliation.

א׳ בשבט ה׳תשכ״א 1st 𝑜𝑓 Ŝʾvat, AM 5721: Reportage estimated departures despite restrictions; its figures need reconciliation.

י״ד בשבט ה׳תשכ״א 14th 𝑜𝑓 Ŝʾvat, AM 5721Precision: day · Basis: not-assessed

Exit visas were abolished for all citizens; passport obstacles and restrictions on עלייה ALIYA remained.

י״ד בשבט ה׳תשכ״א 14th 𝑜𝑓 Ŝʾvat, AM 5721: Exit visas were abolished for all citizens; passport obstacles and restrictions on עלייה ALIYA remained.

ב׳ באדר ה׳תשכ״א 2nd 𝑜𝑓 Adar, AM 5721Precision: day · Basis: not-assessed

Communal leaders presented a memorandum linking movement restrictions to insecurity; placement follows Assaraf’s date, with a different audience date preserved in the companion.

ב׳ באדר ה׳תשכ״א 2nd 𝑜𝑓 Adar, AM 5721: Communal leaders presented a memorandum linking movement restrictions to insecurity; placement follows Assaraf’s date, with a different audience date preserved in the companion.

ו׳ באדר ה׳תשכ״א 6th 𝑜𝑓 Adar, AM 5721Precision: day · Basis: not-assessed

The information minister announced freer departure, while restrictions on foreign organizing activity remained.

ו׳ באדר ה׳תשכ״א 6th 𝑜𝑓 Adar, AM 5721: The information minister announced freer departure, while restrictions on foreign organizing activity remained.

י״ג בכסלו ה׳תשכ״ב 13th 𝑜𝑓 Kislev, AM 5722Precision: day · Basis: not-assessed

Operation Yachin opened a negotiated channel for organized departures using collective and individual passports.

י״ג בכסלו ה׳תשכ״ב 13th 𝑜𝑓 Kislev, AM 5722: Operation Yachin opened a negotiated channel for organized departures using collective and individual passports.

Footnotes

  1. French diplomatic archives, Maroc Politique (MP), collection description
  2. Le Monde, MOHAMMED V ROI DU MAROC, 1957-08-17