Tag: Sephardic Jews
Hypocrisy is the ‘mother of all evil’
“Hypocrisy is the mother of all evil and racial prejudice is still her favorite child.” — Don King
What is remarkable about hypocrisy, and perhaps people in general, is that anyone can be a hypocrite...
National Library of Israel expands Sephardic heritage, Spanish-language offerings
The National Library of Israel (NLI) announced the online availability of its Sephardic Heritage and Spanish-language resources. In time for Passover, these resources include a large selection of Haggadot in the Sephardic tradition, available...
Oporto Jewish Community seeks justice for its founder, the ‘Portuguese Dreyfus’
The Jewish Community of Oporto, Portugal, is campaigning to have its founder posthumously reinstated into the army.
Capt. Arthur Carlos Barros Basto (1887-1961), a decorated Portuguese army officer who fought in World War I, was...
Shas Party spiritual leader Shimon Baadani dies at 94
Rabbi Shimon Baadani, the president of the Shas Party’s Council of Torah Sages, died on Wednesday morning at Sheba Medical Center (Tel Hashomer Hospital) in Ramat Gan at the age of 94.
Baadani suffered from...
Lisbon appeals court throws out restrictions on Portugal rabbi
The Lisbon Court of Appeal on Tuesday revoked “coercive measures” against Daniel Litvak, the rabbi of the Portuguese city of Oporto. The restrictions were part of a campaign of anti-Semitic harassment against the community,...
New survey reveals Israel’s Mizrachim Jewish majority overlooked by school textbooks
The majority of Jews in contemporary Israel are descendants of Jews who were expelled or fled from countries under Muslim rule between 1948 and 1967. Generally referred to as Mizrachim (from the East), they include...
May 19, 1588: The Spanish Armada
The Jews of Spain had their revenge on the Inquisition and the Spanish monarch on this date in 1588 when the Spanish Armada arrived in Lisbon in preparation for an attack on England, and...
Jews of Portugal and their recent rebirth
Experts in global Jewish history believe that highlighting minority voices within the Jewish community has the power to honor its nuances and interconnectedness. JNS’s new series highlighting Jewish ethnic minorities aims to elevate their...
Sephardic envy at Passover time
Passover is here, and I am triggered. Every Ashkenazi Jew gets a little Sephardic-envy this time of year thinking about all the rice our fellow Jews will be eating while we suffer through a kitniyot lockdown....
Moroccan Jews reflect on their heritage and tradition post-normalization with Israel
Experts in global Jewish history believe that highlighting minority voices within the Jewish community has the power to honor its nuances and interconnectedness. JNS’s new series highlighting Jewish ethnic minorities aims to elevate their...