Obj. ID: 38010  Mi Kamocha Hitler by Y. P., Casablanca, 1945

This text was prepared by William Gross:

The vistory of the Allies over German forces in North Africa in 1944 and the consequent withdrawal of those forces to Europe was a moment of great relief and celebration for all the Jews of North Africa. This, of course, was recognized as a saving of Moroccan Jewry from the fate of European Jews. A number of items were printed to celebrate that event, including this Kasida that tells of the victory over Hitler.  These piyyutim were recited at happy family events, both to pass the time and to add content to the celebrations. There are other broadsides of the same character in the Gross Family Collection as well as parodies of both the Haggadah and the Esther Scroll.

This composition is in the form of a poem and is recorded in the Marciano bibliography of Jewish printing in Morocco, page 141, No. 621.