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Don Isaac Abrabanel, a prominent Jewish figure in the 15th century and one of the king's trusted courtiers who witnessed the 1492 expulsion of Jews, informs his readers [45] that the first Jews to reach Spain were brought by ship to Spain by a certain Phiros, a confederate of the king of Babylon in laying siege to Jerusalem. This man was a ...
The Synagogue of Barcelona, officially, the Synagogue of the Jewish Community of Barcelona (Spanish: Sinagoga de la Comunidad Israelita de Barcelona), is a Jewish congregation, synagogue, and cultural center, located at 24 Carrer de l'Avenir, in the city of Barcelona, in Catalonia, Spain.
Unpacked is a brand created by OpenDor Media for young people to address issues related to Israel and Judaism. [3] Publishing on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook and TikTok, it features videos and podcasts [4] on Jewish and Israeli history, antisemitism, and the Holocaust, explainers on a variety of topics.
The Federation of Jewish Communities of Spain (FCJE; Spanish: Federación de Comunidades Judías de España) is the umbrella organization representing the interests of most Jews in Spain. Domestically, the FCJE is the official voice of the Spanish Jewish community to the Spanish government . [ 1 ]
Spanish and Portuguese Jews, also called Western Sephardim, Iberian Jews, or Peninsular Jews, are a distinctive sub-group of Sephardic Jews who are largely descended from Jews who lived as New Christians in the Iberian Peninsula during the few centuries following the forced expulsion of unconverted Jews from Spain in 1492 and from Portugal in 1497.
In 1978, Jews were recognised as full citizens in Spain, and today the Jewish population numbers about 40,000, approximately 0.1% of Spain's population, 20,000 of whom are registered in the Jewish communities. Most live in the larger cities of Spain on the Iberian Peninsula, North Africa or the islands. [16]
This category includes articles related to the culture and history of the Ashkenazi Jews in Spain See also: Ashkenazi Jews and Spanish Jews Pages in category "Ashkenazi Jewish culture in Spain"
The building was converted to a Catholic church after the Expulsion of the Jews from Spain in 1492. [6] It was briefly used as military barracks during the Napoleonic Wars of the early 1800s. [7] It became a Sephardic Jewish museum in 1910, formally known today as the Sephardic Museum. [8]