Sephardic Jews

DC to declare an official Mimouna day to celebrate end of Passover

The mayor of the U.S. capital wants Washingtonians to celebrate the end of Passover with a traditional North African Jewish party.

Stephen Shalom, American Sephardic philanthropist who promoted tolerance, dies at 93

He said the accomplishment of which he was most proud was working to bring 400 Jewish women who wanted to marry within their faith to the United States from Syria in 1977.

New Yorkers with Sephardic roots say Spain is breaking its promise of citizenship

Rally-goers and elected officials demanded to know why an Inquisition reparations initiative has seemingly been put on hold.

The permanent display at the Manchester Jewish Museum in Manchester, UK celebrates the blue-collar roots of the community, when many of its members worked in steel and textile. (Chris Payne)

Global

Manchester’s revamped Jewish museum celebrates the community that left it behind

Ideas

Telling the forgotten story of Osnat Barzani, the first female rabbi who lived 400 years ago, is a win for Mizrahi representation

Ideas

We’re running out of time to preserve endangered Jewish languages. Here’s how we can stop them from being lost forever.

Ideas

Many Jews of color and diverse Jews are politically conservative — and many voted for Trump

Two Israeli women arrivng to Lisbon, Portugal on Feb. 15, 2016. (Cnaan Liphshiz)

Global

Portugal has naturalized 23,000 applicants under Jewish law of return

The time capsule extracted from a wall during renovations at what used to be a synagogue in Manchester, U.K. (Courtesy of the Jewish Museum of Manchester)

Global

150-year-old time capsule found in a wall of oldest synagogue in British city

Culture

Tunisian pumpkin jam is the most underrated Rosh Hashanah treat

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