Spanish Inquisition
Tamara Cohen's ancestors were expelled from Spain, now she’s bringing bagels to Madrid
Mazál owner Tamara Cohen, a Philadelphian who became Spanish through a law granting citizenship to Sephardic Jews whose ancestors were expelled during the 1492 Inquisition.
National Library unveils rare 14th century Mishneh Torah manuscript
The Caribbean retreat: Mapping wellness, memory, and Israeli connection in the Dominican Republic
The forced converts of the Inquisition: Rediscovering Spanish, Portuguese roots - interview
Spain should think thrice before it lectures Israel about genocide - opinion
Spain's historical relationship with the Jews makes its accusations of genocide hypocritical.
'The 2,000 Kidnapped Spanish Jewish Children’ film honors families of October 7 hostages
The documentary outlines how 2,000 Jewish children were sent to the hostile island of São Tomé after the expulsion of Jews from Spain in 1492.
Ancient mystical Jewish text Shem Tov Bible Sells for $6.9 Million, set for public display
The Shem Tov Bible, an ornate Hebrew manuscript from 1312, sold for $6.9 million at Sotheby’s and will be publicly displayed.
Recognizing Palestinian statehood shows Spain's dubious sense of justice - opinion
Spain’s own anti-Zionism – tainted by its historic and faintly regretted torturous antisemitism – makes the country’s sense of “justice” a tad suspect.
Medieval synagogue discovered under Spanish church
Remnants of a medieval synagogue were discovered during restoration of altarpiece in Santa Maria la Blanca church in Seville.
Spain’s Balearic Islands officially recognize centuries of injustice against crypto-Jews on Majorca
Spain’s Balearic Islands, home to 800 to 1,000 ethnic Majorcan crypto-Jews who had been persecuted since the 1492 inquisition, has finally recognized the abuses perpetrated against ethnic Jews.
Kol Nidre: A light of Jewish survival for 600 years - opinion
For me, descending directly from the generations that had to make vows to another religion in order to survive, Kol Nidre became a beacon of light during a very dark time.
Porto’s Jewish community unveils memorial to 842 local victims of Portuguese Inquisition
Drawing on newly digitized records, the community was able to identify 842 people, ranging from 10 to 110 years old, who were victims of the Inquisition locally.
Spain’s language authority still uses an antisemitic definition of ‘Jew’
The entry for the word “judiada” — which notes that the term “originated with antisemitic intent” — has two definitions: first, “a dirty trick or an action that is detrimental to someone,”.
Porto Jewish Community inaugurated new cemetery five centuries after expulsion
The event was presided over by rabbis from Portugal, Israel, the US and the UK.
