Le Maroc illustré Rabat. - Entrée du Mellah Schmitt frères, ophoto, Rabat

Text on the back -Carte Postale:Correspondance - Adresse;Production period - beginning of the 20th century;Front Period - beginning of the 20th century;Category - Jewish quarter;Description - This vertical postcard depicts a photograph of the entry of the Mellah (Jewish quarter) of Rabat. We can see indeed the name of the place, inscribed on the right wall 'Rue du Mellah'. The entry looks onto a narrow street, crossed by several people. On its both sides there are stores and houses on stories. The creation of the Jewish quarter of Rabat is relatively recent. It was only around 1808, under the reign of the sultan Moulay Slimane, that Jews were forced to live in this quarter. At this time, there were around 6,000 Jews in Rabat, which influenced a lot the commerce and the administration of the port. [S.H];Back Handwritten Text - 50