Shalom Delmar-Lebhar

Shalom Delmar-Lebhar was a “merchant of the sultan” of Morocco in Mogador (modern Essaouira), and was known as a scholar and kabbalist. He was the founder of prominent Moroccan family of merchants and diplomats. His son Mordecai was adviser to the sultan and in 1780 was put in charge of all commerce and the port of the city. His other son Masʿd was serving as a diplomat to the sultan, and his efforts resulted in Moroccan–American Treaty of Friendship of 1783.