Spanish Inquisition

Sephardic Jewish ancestry certificate now open for millions of applicants

Recent research has demonstrated that as many as 200 million people in the Americas and Europe have Jewish ancestry who were forcibly converted.

18/09/2022

Crypto-Jews: What is the history of secret Jews? - explainer

Crypto-Jews are Jews who practice Judaism in secret while professing another religion publically. They are an ancient phenomenon but are largely associated with Sephardi Jews from Spain and Portugal.

23/08/2022

Arab airlines to screen film about the Portuguese Inquisition

The film “1618” is a project produced by the Jewish community of Porto in an effort to combat antisemitism.

10/07/2022

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.

02/04/2022

Portugal to adjust law that let Abramovich get citizenship, minister says

An inquiry into the granting of citizenship to Abramovich was opened in January by the Portuguese prosecutor's office and his citizenship could be stripped depending on its outcome.

By REUTERS
16/03/2022
  Children of the Inquisition documentary

Jews forcibly converted in Spanish, Portuguese Inquisition are coming back

Yaffah Batya daCosta: Fear instilled by the Inquisition has left a painful legacy of isolation and fear.

By ADAM ELIYAHU BERKOWITZ
06/03/2022

Meet Portugalis, the company helping Jews claim Portuguese citizenship

Portugal has a rich and tragic Jewish history. What are the benefits of obtaining Portuguese citizenship?

The Capcanes Winery, Spain

500 years after the Inquisition, Spain finally has a vibrant kosher wine industry

Jews played a significant role in producing wine in Spanish-speaking lands for centuries — until they were expelled under the Inquisition of 1492.

By ORGE CASTELLANO/JTA
04/11/2021
Toni Pina entering the synagogue of Palma de Mallorca, Spain on Feb. 11, 2019.

Mallorca Jews' first ‘public’ sukkah is a victory over the Inquisition

Sukkot were abundant every year on the island of Mallorca, Spain, until the Inquision. This year, the island’s Jewish community is determined to reintroduce its tradition.

By CNAAN LIPHSHIZ/JTA
21/09/2021

On This Day: Alhambra Decree begins tragic expulsion of Spanish Jewry

The Spanish Inquisition's Alhambra Decree of March 31, 1492 ordered "Jews and Jewesses of our kingdoms to depart and never to return or come back."

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