The direction of "Maghreb" depends on where you're standing. I thought "Maghreb" meant "west" as in "west of Jerusalem all the way to the Atlantic Ocean". There's another word for "east of Jerusalem to the Great Wall of China". "Magreb" is the term we use in Spain and has nothing to do with the religion of those who live in the northern part of Africa (which is west of Jerusalem).
However David Hirsch of UCLA should throw in his 2cents worth. He's a guy in the know about these things. Besos Alba Toscano Sinagoga conservador/masorti "La Javura" Valencia (Espana) http://www.uscj.org/world/valencia ========================================================================== HaSafran - The Electronic Forum of the Association of Jewish Libraries Submissions for HaSafran, send to: Hasafran at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listserver at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 at osu.edu AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org/
