Sephardic Jews

8 Panamanians receive Spanish citizenship under law of return for Sephardi Jews

The group swore allegiance to the Spanish Constitution and the King thanks to a law passed two years ago.

This Sephardi studies scholar sees preserving Ladino as an ‘act of resistance’ against Trump

Devin Naar said the language, which has influences from Hebrew, Spanish, Arabic and Turkish, can bridge ties between Jews, Latinos and Muslims in Trump’s America.

Spain scraps language test for elderly applicants for Jewish law of return

Senior citizens from Turkey were unable to excercise their right to a Spanish passport under legislation enacted in 2013.

Global

How Hanukkah sufganiyot became a national treat in the Netherlands

First Person

A Sephardic seder, of sorts, for Rosh Hashanah

Global

Portuguese city unveils 16th-century Torah used by crypto-Jews

Global

Renovated Uruguay Holocaust memorial rededicated

Global

Spanish archaeologists unearth rare 13th-century portrait of a Jew

Global

Prominent scholars blast theory tracing Ashkenazi Jews to Turkey

Global

Rivlin: Reconnecting brethren lost in Spanish Inquisition is ‘vital’ task

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