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Item ID | 19417 | |||
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Title | Metal worker and his 10-year-old apprentice in the mellah (Jewish quarter) of Marrakech. | |||
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Reference Code | NY_08518 | |||
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Description | Apprentices. This shop of an artisan in the mellah (ghetto) of Marrakech. This 10 year old Jewish youngster hammers tin cans ten hours a day six days a week for a wage of a few pennies an hour. To give tens of thousands of Jewish youngsters like this the chance to learn a useful trade, the JDC has undertaken a broad child-welfare program, emphasizing educational and vocational training along with medical and feeding programs. | |||
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City / Town | Marrakech |  |
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Country | Morocco | |
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Decade | 1950 | |
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Photo Date Description | c.1951 | |
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Photographer | Jerome Silberstein | |
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Size | 8 x 10 | |||
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Jewish Quarter (shtetl, ghetto) life, Street Scenes, Living Conditions |
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