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On This Day: Alhambra Decree begins tragic expulsion of Spanish Jewry

The Spanish Inquisition's Alhambra Decree of March 31, 1492 ordered "Jews and Jewesses of our kingdoms to depart and never to return or come back."

Spain's King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella give an audience to a Jew after the decree announcing the expulsion of Spanish Jewry, painting by Emilio Sala Frances in  1889
Spain's King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella give an audience to a Jew after the decree announcing the expulsion of Spanish Jewry, painting by Emilio Sala Frances in 1889
(photo credit: FLICKR)
ByHADASSAH BRENNER
MARCH 31, 2021 14:56
Updated: MARCH 31, 2021 14:57
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