Isaac Ben Walid

Isaac Ben Walid
יצחק בן וואליד
إسحاق ابن الوليد

Isaac Ben Walid (Hebrew: יצחק בן וואליד, Arabic: إسحاق ابن الوليد; 1777–1870), also known by his epithet The Fair, was a Moroccan rabbi. He served as the rabbi of Tétouan for approximately 40 years. Ben Walid also authored a two-volume book on the history of Jews in Tétouan, entitled So Spoke Isaac (ויאמר יצחק). In 1860, he founded the first ever school of the Alliance Israélite Universelle, located in Tétouan.

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