The Jewish cemetery in Marrakech

This is the resting place of a Rabbi, a little shed in the middle of the cemetery. There is a Torah on top of his tomb. It is important to visit these places and pay the locals some money to take you there. If they know they can make some money by taking tourists here, they are less likely to destroy these places. That's how I feel. It is a similar situation in China, the Communist government would have all Temples destroyed if not for the fact that they can make money from tourists who come to see these places. I think a lot of monasteries in Islamic countries are tolerated and kept as they are because of tourists money. We all know of the destruction of the Buddhists images in Afghanistan. These treasures can never be replaced, I think they are trying to restore them but it is not the same. This most enterprising Morrocan kid who spoke pretty good English led us through some really narrow streets from the synagogue to the Jewish cemetery. There was a caretaker there and we gave him some money also.