Jewish community in Spain

Spanish Jewish Federation condemns conspiracy theories linking Israel to fatal train crash

Posts blaming Israel for the collision that killed 69 near Toledo drew hundreds of thousands of views, including AI and doctored videos of Netanyahu threatening Spain.

|ByMATHILDA HELLER
Cranes at the site of the collision the day after two high-speed trains crashed between the towns of Mora and Orgaz, near Toledo, Spain, October 29, 2026.
A view inside the Spanish Royal Academy's library.

Two years after a judge’s order, a Spanish dictionary still defines ‘Jewish’ as ‘miserly’

An Argentine judge ordered the Royal Spanish Academy to drop its definition of “Jewish” as “miserly or usurious” in 2024, and the academy still hasn’t complied.

|ByJUAN MELAMED/JTA
Núcleo Nacional demonstrators raise their arms during a rally in Barcelona, Spain, September 2, 2026.

Antisemitic incidents in Spain rose 14.5% in 2025, Spanish Jewish group tells Senate in report

The report emphasized that Israel has been made the center of hostilities that have spilled over into Jewish communities, institutions, and sympathetic citizens.

|ByALEX CARSON
A far-right Spanish nationalist demonstration brought together supporters and members linked to Vox, the People's Party (PP), and the neo-Nazi group Nucleo Nacional in Barcelona, on September 2, 2025.

Antisemitic incidents in Spain rise 14.5% as watchdog warns hatred is being normalized

Antisemitic incidents in Spain increased in 2025, according to a report by Jewish groups that cited vandalism, harassment and other attacks while warning against the normalization of hate.

|BySHIRA LI BARTOV/JTA

Spanish Jewish history repeats itself

Daniella Levy’s debut novel tells the tale of two young Jewish women who lived 500 years apart

NOVEMBER 22, 2017ByRIVKAH LAMBERT ADLER
THE AUTHOR has created tales of religious and personal conflict in the 15th century and today.

Whither Catalonia?

The independence movement faces stiff opposition from Spain.

NOVEMBER 21, 2017ByJON IMMANUEL
Unistas at a Barcelona pro-union street rally on October 29

Catalans and Jews

Numbering between 10,000 and 15,000, Barcelona’s Jews are not of the same opinion when it comes to Catalan independence.

NOVEMBER 21, 2017ByRABBI STEPHEN BERKOWITZ
Several Jews were among those attending a unity march in Barcelona on October 29, with a sea of Spanish and Catalan flags in the background

Medieval Christians who embraced Judaism

They risked their lives to become Jews.

NOVEMBER 21, 2017ByELI KAVON
A painting by Moshe Maimon of a Passover Seder held by Marranos, or secret Jews, in Spain during the time of the Inquisition

President Rivlin in Madrid: 'Spain for us is one country'

President Rivlin and First Lady Nechama were guests of honor at a state dinner at the Royal Palace in Madrid hosted by Spanish King Felipe and Queen Letizia.

NOVEMBER 7, 2017ByJPOST.COM STAFF
President Reuven Rivlin delivers remarks at a state dinner in Madrid, Spain, November 6, 2017.