Jewish community in Spain
Police investigate swastika graffiti painted over Rambam statue in Cordoba, Spain
The graffiti was painted over the base of the statue, located in the heart of the Jewish quarters of Cordoba, in the Tiberiades plaza, with local authorities condemning the antisemitic attack.
CAM weekly antisemitism report – "Destroy Israel" banner unfurled at Spanish festival
Spanish Jewish groups defend journalist Pilar Rahola amid hate speech complaint
'Genocide, baby killers': Holocaust survivor, rather than harassers, kicked out of Madrid museum
What was the unhappy fate of a Jewish tax collector in medieval Spain?
A sculpture in Toledo honors a medieval treasurer killed by the king.
Spanish towns unearthing ancient synagogues for historical value, tourism
The goal is not only to preserve and foster Jewish history and culture, but also to draw tourism to small Spanish towns that lack tourists.
Island Jews: From Majorca to Canada
The Jerusalem Post Podcast - Travel Edition, Episode 25
90,000 descendants of Sephardic Jews become citizens of Portugal and Spain
Portugal and Spain passed laws offering a naturalization process for descendants of Sephardic Jews, which has resulted in 90,000 descendants becoming citizens of these countries since 2015.
On This Day: 955 years since the murder of Jews in Granada massacre
The Jewish vizier was crucified and thousands of Jews in the city were killed in what is widely considered to be an antisemitic pogrom marking the end of Spanish Jewry's Golden Age.
Jewish Spain: 2,000 years of heritage and counting
The Golden Age of Spanish Jewry saw great poets, authors, astronomers, physicians and religious scholars. In most cases, there is little to see today of this great past.
Rich Sephardi legacy of Murcia brought to light after agreement signed
"This agreement is more than a religious and cultural reference point, it is an invitation to dialogue, to work together, to learn from our history to know that nothing should divide us."
King Felipe VI omits to apologize for expulsion of the Jews from Spain
At the Fifth International Holocaust Forum, King Felipe mentioned that “Spain has a rich and complex Jewish past” but did not explicitly mention the expulsion of the Jews of Spain.
More than 130,000 Sephardic Jews apply for Spanish citizenship by deadline
The bulk of applications came from Latin American countries, mainly Mexico, Colombia and Venezuela.
Computer glitch approves Sephardic applications for Spanish citizenship
A "technical error" caused Sephardic Jewish applications for Spanish citizenship to be approved. "No new citizenship was granted," the Spsnish Foreign Ministry wrote in a statement.
