Abraham Lévy-Cohen (Hebrew: אברהם לוי-כהן; 1844–1888) was a Moroccan lawyer, businessman, and journalist.[1] He founded Le Reveil du Maroc in 1883, the first francophone newspaper in Morocco.[1][2]
Biography
editAbraham Lévy-Cohen was born to a Jewish family in Tangier in 1844 and raised in Essaouira (Mogador). He was educated in England and became a naturalized British citizen.[1] He also spent eight years in France.[1] He returned to Morocco and worked as a lawyer, a businessman, and a journalist, in addition to serving as a member of the Tangier regional committee of the Alliance Israélite Universelle, a member of the Freemasons, and a representative of the Anglo-Jewish Association in Tangier.[1][3] He also served as a correspondent for Jewish newspapers based in London, such as The Jewish Chronicle and The Jewish World.[3] Although he was a naturalized subject of the British crown, he was a member of the Francophilic Jewish elite of Morocco, and worked to further French culture and interests in Morocco.[1]
On 14 July 1883 he began publishing the first francophone newspaper in Morocco: Le Reveil du Maroc.[1][2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e f g Serels, Mitchell (2010-10-01). "Lévy-Cohen, Abraham". Encyclopedia of Jews in the Islamic World.
- ^ a b Miller, Susan Gilson (2013). A history of modern Morocco. New York: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-139-62469-5. OCLC 855022840.
- ^ a b Baida, Jamaa (2010-10-01). "Le Reveil du Maroc (Tangier)". Encyclopedia of Jews in the Islamic World.
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