Sephardic Jews

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At least 25% of applicants for citizenship in Spain under its Sephardic law of return are not Jewish

Among the 154,000 total applicants, Mexico has the highest number at over 33,000.

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A page out of the Kennicott Bible, pictured at a press conference in Santiago de Compostela, Spain on Oct. 14, 2019. (Xunta de Galicia)

Copy of Hebrew Bible created in Spain by Jews returns there after centuries

The whereabouts of the Kennicott Bible had been a mystery for about 300 years until it turned up in Oxford in 1771.

Visitors touring the Jewish cemetery of Bitola, Macedonia in 2018. (Wikimedia Commons/Yael Unna)

In North Macedonia, unearthed headstones shed new light on community the Nazis destroyed

The tragic fate of the obscure Jewish population of Bitola is receiving belated recognition.

Ideas

How a long-lost Caribbean text started a US Kabbalah revival

United States

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says she is descended from Sephardic Jews

Culture

An Israeli singer in Amsterdam creates the world’s first Ladino pop album

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Spanish festival celebrates the culture and history of the Inquisition’s victims

Global

Sephardi heritage center honors Spanish politician who said Israel massacres children

Global

Mexico City mayor highlights country’s Sephardi heritage

Global

Sephardic Jews to convene at global summit in Mexico

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