Narrow street in the Fez mellah, with residents before tall buildings.

INV. 063 · Photograph

The Fez mellah in 1912

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A late record of the separate quarter associated with Fez's Jewish history.

Type: Photograph
Nature: Period photographA photograph taken at the time of the events it shows.
Date of the object: 1912Photograph published in 1912, long after the mellah's creation in 1438.
Image: Schmitt
Licence: Public domain
Origin: Wikimedia Commons: FEZ MELLAH 1912.jpg ↗
Retrieved: Commons API, 2026-10-15

Sourced historical context

Fez transferred its Jews into a mellah in 1438, partly for protection. Moroccan Jewish life combined harsh restrictions, economic integration, and occasional court access.

Events

1438–1700 The Jews of the Moroccan mellah