Sephardim
This week in Jewish history: Nobel prize winners, biochemists, and the Baba Sali
A highly abridged weekly version of Dust & Stars – Today in Jewish History.
Maduro has claimed Jewish ancestry, here is what is known - explainer
Ex-Sephardi chief rabbi slams Tel Aviv rabbi as 'heretic' after he calls for haredi IDF enlistment
Two-thirds of a 15th-century Portuguese High Holiday prayer book were lost to history. Until now.
Still possible for Sephardi Jews to obtain Portuguese citizenship, but process is more difficult
Since 2015, more than 137,000 Jews applied for citizenship as permitted by law. So far, over 57,000 of them have received it.
'Sephardi voices': The tragedy, triumph of expelled Jewish communities - review
How Sephardi communities were expelled, but forged new lives in new lands.
Hispanic-Jewish foundation introduces monument to mark 530 years since Alhambra Decree
Spanish Jewry that left due to the decree went on to form some of the largest Sephardic Jewish communities in the diaspora.
Sephardi Jews are no longer Spaniards without land - opinion
“The Spain of today wants to take a firm step toward the definite reconciliation with the Sephardic communities.”
American Sephardic philanthropist Stephen Shalom dies at 93
American Sephardic Jew Stephen Shalom was at different times in his life a leader of major Jewish and pro-Israel philanthropies.
Nessim Gaon: Swiss financier key to Israel-Egypt peace turns 100
Described by those who’ve known him as charismatic, very few people know about Gaon’s crucial role on the diplomatic front.
Spinoza's father was a loyal son of Israel, unlike his son - opinion
Little known is the life of Michael Spinoza, Baruch Spinoza’s father, but he was a loyal son of Israel and follower of the Amsterdam rabbinate.
Israeli education must include Mizrahi history, culture - opinion
While the culture and history of European Jewry is taught and imparted in Israel’s education system, that of Mizrahi Jewry is not.
Baba Sali's hilula: Greatly subdued due to COVID-19
The Baba Sali’s white-domed neo-Moorish mausoleum, located in a park and palm forest developed by the Jewish National Fund, is a magnet for some 800,000 visitors annually.
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.
