The overcrowding, the decline in financial circumstances and the need to pray in secret caused some young families to emigrate to Israel or move to Tunisia; which employed a more liberal policy for Jews.
In the summer of 1911, a baby boy; Moshe Vezana, was born, a son to Simcha (Pircha) and David, aboard the ship on their way to Israel.
It was a large family of Mughrabi; the largest living inside the walls of the Old City, until their escape to Katamon due to 1948 Arab-Israeli War.
[citation needed] After the 1947–1949 Palestine war, and due to domestic strife in the 1950s, the next several decades saw waves of Moroccan Jewish emigration to Israel.
Some have emigrated to Israel for religious reasons, some feared persecution, and others left for better economic prospects than they faced in post-colonial Morocco.
Additionally, French Moroccan authorities worked to neutralize Zionist efforts when interest in Zionism was proliferating throughout Europe.
Specifically, there was a refusal to consider granting educated Jews French citizenship which led to a desire for more freedom and better representation in government.
Additionally, many places where the current system, which included the AIU, failed had produced regions of mass poverty.
The first two were held in Cyprus until Israeli independence and the last left with only 44 emigrants due to the activity being discovered by French Moroccan authorities.
The Six-Day War in 1967 led to another wave of emigration of Jews from Morocco, primarily to France, but also to Canada, the United States, Israel and other countries.
After the sinking of Egoz, pressure was exerted on Morocco and a secret treaty was signed with King Hassan II and consequently a massive exodus of Jews from Casablanca port was carried out under the supervision of General Oufkir.