“The grounds for denial may be varied and different in each case,” the Federation of Jewish Communities of Spain wrote in an email to JTA. “There is no common typology through which the ...

and we know that there are major Jewish communities in most of the large cities of the Empire, all the way from the Persian Gulf on the east to Spain on the west. It's an extensive diffusion of ...

Amid a surge in interest in Spanish Jewish heritage, about a dozen new congregations have opened in Spain over the past decade. ROTA, Spain (JTA) — While setting up a synagogue at the American ...

For over seven hundred years, the Iberian Peninsula saw Muslims, Jews, and Christians living in close proximity, and thus historians dub it “Spain ... as a global community. Hillel, a student ...

Some examples of Ashkenazi Jewish surnames include: Jewish communities settling in Spain, Portugal, North Africa, and the Middle East became known as Sephardic Jews. Their surnames are typically ...

Canada tensions rise, Rochester historian recalls an Ogdensburg congregation that welcomed Jews from Prescott, Ontario, in ...

The King visited the heart of Krakow’s Jewish community as commemorations began ... King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands and Spain’s King Philip VI and Queen Letizia.

This sequel to Sir Walter Scott’s classic dares to continue a beloved tale and weaves a rich tapestry of intrigue, romance, and personal discovery that stands proudly on its own.