Jewish community in Spain

Spain: The first case of state antisemitism in the EU

What began as street-level hostility toward Jews has metastasized into the normalization of antisemitic and anti-Zionist rhetoric at the highest levels of government.

Spanish socialists have now adopted  the radical Left’s position that Israel itself is illegitimate
Protesters hold banners and wave Palestinian flags during a rally in support of the people from Gaza, in the Palestinian territories, in Barcelona on January 20, 2024.

Jewish community files complaint over Catalonia map identifying Jewish, Israeli-linked businesses

THE SUMMIT of Mount Teide

Exploring the Canary Islands, from ancient lava landscapes to hidden Jewish echoes - review

 Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez addresses the 34th Arab League summit, in Baghdad, Iraq, in May 2025.

Spanish Jewry leader: Sanchez government targeting Israel, Jews to deflect scandal


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.

Alandalusian architecture in Granada, Spain (Illustrative).

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.

The exterior of what was once the El Transito Synagogue in Toledo, Spain founded in the 1300s

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."

President of the Region of Murcia Fernando López Miras and President of the Hispanic Jewish Foundation David Hatchwell, in the old synagogue of Lorca, July 2020.

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.

Spain's King Felipe VI takes part in a wreath-laying ceremony at the World Holocaust Forum marking 75 years since the liberation of the Nazi extermination camp Auschwitz, at Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial centre in Jerusalem January 23, 2020.

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.

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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.

Computer error (illustrative)

Grapevine: A steadfast agreement

President Reuven Rivlin is welcomed by Egyptian Ambassador Khaled Azmi, July 2019

On this Spanish island, Purim was the biggest holiday for persecuted Jews

A Hebron citizen protests as Spain's Foreign Minister Trinidad Jiminez comes to visit, 2011.

National Review columnist defends the Spanish Inquisition

Here’s something no one expected: A reputable conservative magazine has published a column defending… the Spanish Inquisition.

An illustration of a Spanish Jew before a Grand Inquisitor

Spanish Jewish history repeats itself

Daniella Levy’s debut novel tells the tale of two young Jewish women who lived 500 years apart

THE AUTHOR has created tales of religious and personal conflict in the 15th century and today.