#ahuzam

Ahuzam is a moshav which was established in 1950 by Jewish immigrants from Morocco as part of the Haoved Hazioni movement. In December 1955, a fight took place between the members of the community who preferred a secular education for their children and those who preferred a religious education.  For several years, this fight continued but was finally resolved in 1958 when a religious school was opened alongside a secular one.  As of 2015 there are 517 people who live in Ahuzam and the community remains a mixed secular and religious community, still primarily made up of Moroccan Jewish persons.