Tag Archives: Sephardic

On April 29, 1492, the same day Columbus received authorization to equip his fleet, the Edict of Expulsion was publicly announced in several major Spanish cities. This edict forced Jews to either convert to Christianity or leave Spain, leading to a mass exodus of the Jewish population.

Posted on October 13, 2024 by ArchitectGuy

REUTERS Columbus was a Sephardic Jew from Western Europe, study finds October 13, 2024 The 15th-century explorer Christopher Columbus was a Sephardic Jew from Western Europe, Spanish scientists said on Saturday, after using DNA analysis to tackle a centuries-old mystery. … Continue reading →

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Portugal to grant citizenship to descendants of expelled Jews

Posted on February 4, 2015 by ArchitectGuy

ISRAEL HAYOM by Erez Linn and AP January 30, 2015 Five centuries after it burned thousands of Jews at the stake, forced thousands of others to convert to Christianity and expelled the rest, Portugal is granting citizenship rights to their … Continue reading →

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Sephardic community commemorates the forgotten Jewish refugees

Posted on January 11, 2015 by ArchitectGuy

JUF NEWS by Lisa Pevtzow January 2015 ….In 1948, nearly a million Jews lived in Arab countries and Iran, which is ethnically Persian, not Arab. After the State of Israel was declared in 1948, a wave of anti-Zionism crested through … Continue reading →

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