Between 2008 and 2010 my mother was posted to Morocco, and I really enjoyed visiting and experiencing Moroccans and their culture. I was quite surprised to find that not only was there a community of Moroccan Jews, but apparently one with a long and rich history. While there are several books in the library about the state of the community in the 20th century, I picked Two Thousand Years of Jewish Life in Morocco because I’m particularly interested in the origins of the community and how it developed it in its early years. Having read the first chapter, I now understand that the origins of the community not only predate the immigration of the Arabs, but in fact are so old that they cannot be accurately dated. If anything, I am now even more interested about further exploring this topic.