"Haketía, haketía"

What do you do when your mother tongue disappears? The ḥaketía, the Judeo-Spanish language of northern Morocco and Oran, "ineffable, as much as misunderstood" according to Tangier writer Ángel Vázquez, is today in great danger of extinction.
Based on her regret at not having filmed her own mother, Line Amselem (academic, translator, writer) interviews friends in Paris who speak the language. In front of Pierre-Emmanuel Dersoir-Vermande's camera, they deliver humorous tales of exile, testifying to a singular worldview that is totally Spanish, totally Jewish and totally Moroccan.

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The Musée d'art et d'histoire du Judaïsme bears the appellation "Musée de France". It is located in the Marais district, within the Hôtel particulier de Saint-Aignan. The mahJ is dedicated to discovering Jewish history and art through its rich permanent collections, its many temporary exhibitions and its cultural programming working to promote dialogue between cultures.