Spanish Inquisition

Tamara Cohen's ancestors were expelled from Spain, now she’s bringing bagels to Madrid

Mazál owner Tamara Cohen, a Philadelphian who became Spanish through a law granting citizenship to Sephardic Jews whose ancestors were expelled during the 1492 Inquisition.

|BySHIRA LI BARTOV/JTA
Tamara Cohen, founder of the Mazál bagel restaurant in Madrid, immigrated from the United States through Spain's Sephardic ancestry law.
Or Yesha Meusharim from Machzor Worms (13th c.)

National Library unveils rare 14th century Mishneh Torah manuscript

The National Library of Israel has added a rare 14th century Mishneh Torah manuscript to its exhibition, alongside newly displayed medieval Jewish texts from Europe, North Africa, and Persia.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Palm-lined riverbanks flow into open waters - a portrait of Caribbean stillness.

The Caribbean retreat: Mapping wellness, memory, and Israeli connection in the Dominican Republic

He shared his vision for a Sephardi–Portuguese-style kibbutz in the Dominican countryside, including olive groves, a mikveh fed by natural springs, and an archive of Judeo-Spanish poetry.

|ByNOAM BEDEIN
CASTLE OF CALATRAVA. Garcia discovered that his Judaizing family lived under the protection of the Knights of Calatrava, near Almagro in the Spanish province of Ciudad Real, for 500 years, thus avoiding discovery by the Inquisition.

The forced converts of the Inquisition: Rediscovering Spanish, Portuguese roots - interview

A descendant of forced converts persecuted by the Inquisition has a suggestion for the Jewish state.

|ByMARION FISCHEL

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.

JUNE 30, 2018ByBEN SALES/JTA
An illustration of a Spanish Jew before a Grand Inquisitor