Moroccan Jews in Israel
Moroccan Jews in Israel are immigrants and descendants of the immigrants of the Moroccan Jewish communities who now reside within the state of Israel. The 2019 Israeli census counts 472,800 Jews born in Morocco or with a Moroccan-born father, although according to the World Federation of Moroccan Jewry, nearly one million Israeli Jews are Moroccan or of Moroccan descent, making them the second-largest community in the country.
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 900,000 472,800 (born in Morocco or with a Moroccan-born father) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Jerusalem, Haifa, Tel Aviv, Netanya, Ashdod, Kiryat Shmona and many other places | |
| Languages | |
| Hebrew (Main language for all generations); Older generation: Moroccan Berber; Judeo-Berber; Moroccan Arabic; Judeo-Moroccan Arabic; Moroccan French; Moroccan Ladino | |
| Religion | |
| Judaism |
274,180 individuals are recorded to have emigrated from Morocco to Israel between the establishment of the state in 1948 and the year 2016.
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