Al-Afdhalia School in Jerusalem 586 H-1193A.D. 1390 H- 1970 A.D.

Abstract

When revising the historical resources that talk about Jerusalem, we find that the oldest endowment for Moroccans in Jerusalem is the endowment of the king AL-Afdal (Noor Al-Deen Ali bin Saladin) in 1192. The neighborhood the Moroccans given includes Al-Buraq Wall (The Wailing Wall) and the areas surrounding it. Al-Afdal also built a school for the Moroccans, in Jerusalem, called Al-Afdalia school. The school were endowed to Al-Malikia clergymen. At the end of the Ottoman age, the school was turned into a residence for poor people. The troops of the Israeli occupation deconstructed the school after 1967. The school also was registered in the legal court in Jerusalem in 1267 and re-registered in 1596.