Posts Tagged: Spanish Jews
EU-Funded NGO Backed Online Platform Targeting Jewish Businesses in Catalonia
The controversial online platform mapping Jewish-owned businesses, schools, and Israeli-linked companies in Catalonia, a region in northeastern Spain, was promoted by an EU-funded non-governmental organization. On...
The Tragic History of the Jews of Spain (PART ONE)
The settlement of Jews in the Iberian Peninsula is very ancient. Don Isaac Abarbanel, the 15th-century leader of Spanish Jewry, wrote that Babylonian conqueror Nebuchadnezzar brought Jews...
Proposed Knesset Law Would Create Memorial Day for Victims of the Spanish Inquisition
A new law proposed to the Israeli Knesset would create an official memorial day for the victims of the Inquisition. Created by the Catholic Church in...
Catalonia Independence Activist: Jewish Community Split Over Secession Vote
The Jewish community in Catalonia is “heavily split” on the question of possible independence for the region of northeast Spain, a local activist asserted, as...
The Need for Tolerance in Judaism
I am returning to last week’s subject of homosexuality in Judaism and the personal attacks on Rabbi Joseph Dweck, because the ramifications are still very...
Exiled Spanish and Portuguese Jews Are Returning Home to Israel
JNS.org - Sonya Loya never felt Catholic; she was drawn to Judaism instead. Then, in her late 30s, the New Mexico native discovered her family’s hidden secret....
Matisyahu Says Spanish Reggae Fest Canceled Show Over Refusal to Support BDS
Jewish reggae star Matisyahu responded on Monday to being dropped by Spain's Rototom reggae festival saying organizers' efforts to pressure him to endorse the anti-Israel boycott, divestment...
Head of Spanish Jewish Federation Hopes Emerging Citizenship Law Will be ‘Antidote Against Prejudice’
The Spanish Federation of Jewish Communities welcomed on Friday the lower parliament’s passing of a motion to allow the descendants of Jews who were exiled...
Spanish Town Called ‘Jew Killer’ Considers Changing Its Name
JNS.org - The small Spanish village of Castrillo Matajudios will hold a referendum on whether or not it should change the second part of its...
Muslims Angered by Spain’s Granting Sephardic Jews Path to Citizenship
Muslims are demanding that Spain grant instant citizenship to all the descendants of Muslims expelled from Spain in the Middle Ages after the Spanish government had announced...
Jewish Travel Through the Ages
Among us Jews, it's a common saying that there's one of us everywhere. These days, whether it's the recently released Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldier...
The Spanish Inquisition and the Spread of Conversos in the Americas
A road trip down to the Mexican-American border would yield much of what you would expect -- miles of endless and vacant deserts, a compelling...
Tracing Your Heritage Just Got Easier, New Website Aims to Unlock Genealogy Records
A new website, NameYourRoots.com, allows descendants of Jews who escaped the Spanish inquisition to rediscover their origin and family history. Anyone with a Spanish...
